COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Boad says that a 03 and a half hour power cut will be imposed this afternoon (06).

CEB Spokesperson, Andrew Navamani said that the power cuts will be imposed in groups E and F under two categories.

Accordingly, the power supply to those areas will be cut off from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m..

Meanwhile, the 165 MW Kelanitissa power plant has been shutdown since last night due to the fuel shortage, however, CEB said that it expects to receive the required fuel for it within today.

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