COLOMBO (News 1st): Sufficient stocks of Coal to run the Norochcholai Power Plant have been imported to the country as of now, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said. 

According to CEB Spokesperson Andrew Nawamani, two million metric tonnes of Coal were imported to the country from South Africa and Russia.

The Coal reserves are sufficient to run the Norochcholai Power Plant until September this year, the CEB noted.

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