• Says have not given any approval for power interruptions

By Chaturanga Samarawickrama   

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) would take action against the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act if the CEB imposed any power cuts in the future.  

 PUCSL Chairman Janaka Rathnayake stated that the CEB will be dealt with sternly and strongly in accordance with the Act.   

People are saying behind the PUCSL that there will be power outages.”This has to stop, especially for the members of the CEB unions, and it has to stop immediately,” he said.   

We have not given any approval for power interruptions. If any power-shedding happens without our approval, we will take action.   

Yesterday we connected around 50 MW of electricity to the national grid from the private sector. We spoke to all the large-scale factory owners’ who have generators to provide electricity to the national grid during the peak time and they agreed.   

The PUCSL requested the Condominium Management Authority to request the apartment owners to use their generators and not use air conditioners between 6.00 p.m to 10.00 p.m. 

• We spoke to all the large-scale factory owners’ who have generators to  provide electricity to the national grid during the peak time and they  agreed