COLOMBO (News 1st); The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) states that due to the unexpected high energy demand during the weekend, the PUCSL has permitted for the existing power cuts to be extended.

The decision has been reached at the Ceylon Electricity Board’s request, and accordingly, power cuts for areas P,Q,R,S,T,U,V and W between 9 AM until 3 PM will be extended by one hour for today (27).

The existing power cut schedule for today (27) will be thus amended as follows;

Sunday 

Groups PQRSTUVW:

1 hour from 9 am until 3 pm

2 hours from 3 PM to 11 PM

Groups ABCDEFGHIJKL:

2 hours and 15 minutes from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM 

1 hour 15 minutes from 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM

Power Cut Schedule: Click Here

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