COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board said that the maintenance work on the 3rd Generator at the Norochcholai Power Plant is complete, however, it will not be added to the national grid anytime soon. CEB Spokesperson Engineer Noel Priyantha told News 1st that this decision was reached as...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board said the third generator of the Lakvijaya Thermal Power Plant in Norochcholai, which was disabled for maintenance work, will be added to the national grid on Thursday (30) or Friday (31). CEB Spokesman Engineer Noel Priyantha said one operational tes...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ceylon Electricity Board says that Generator 3 of the Norocholai Power Plant which was shut down for maintenance, will be added to the national grid on Wednesday (29). CEB Spokesperson Engineer Noel Priyantha said that 300 MW will be added to the national grid. Meanwhile, ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The cost of power generation has increased by Rs. 600 million. The generation of thermal power on a daily basis has been increased to 64% from 30%, a senior official attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board said. This is due to the shortage of water for hydropower generation. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister of Irrigation Roshan Ranasinghe says that the risks that existed regarding the supply of water for paddy cultivation in the Anuradhapura district has reduced. Minister Ranasinghe says that the crucial Kala Wewa and Kandalama Wewa are currently in a position to provide ...