The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the imposition of a over seven hour countrywide power cut today(29).

The PUCSL said the CEB had requested to increase the power cut duration due the unavailability of fuel to maintain 300MW thermal capacity.

Accordingly, a five-hour power cut will be in force in the areas PQRSTUVW from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm and 2 hours and 15 minutes from 6.30 pm to 11.00 pm Also, the areas categorized under ABCDEFGHIJKL will experience 5 hours of power interruption from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm and from 6.00 pm to 11.00 pm.