One-Hour Power Cuts to Continue Today as Norochcholai Generators Remain Offline

COLOMBO (News 1st): The National System Operator Company states that steps will be taken today as well to manage the power supply by dividing the country into four zones for a duration of one hour between 4:30 PM and 8:30 PM.

Its Chief Executive Officer, Buddhika Samarasekara, stated that one generator at the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai is expected to be re-added to the system by the day after tomorrow.

Accordingly, it is mentioned that electricity will be managed across the island for a duration of one hour under four zones yesterday, today, and tomorrow as well.

The loss of power to the national grid due to the breakdown of the three generators at the Norochcholai Power Plant stands at 810 megawatts.

Therefore, steps were taken to manage electricity supply in order to meet the megawatt requirement of the national grid and maintain system balance.