Chinese-built coal power generator goes wrong yet again for the last three days, making 21 million population to suffer. Power will be rationed by cutting power load-shedding.
This is the worst disruption since 2016. It takes days for the coal-fired electricity generation to come back after a breakdown. The power cut caused massive disruption, and the capital city stood still. People are starting to doubt the longevity and quality of this Chinese power station.
The CEB said the country had been divided into 4 groups, and each group would face a power cut for one hour 30 minutes in the morning, and a further one hour in the evening, reports Xinhua news agency.
Technicians attempted to restore the national grid as soon as possible after a technical failure in the Kerawalapitiya substation..
The snag led to an islandwide power failure last Monday, which lasted for over 8 hours, disrupting businesses and daily lives.
Sri Lanka generates under 50% of its electricity using thermal technology and about 30% is generated from coal.
This unprecedented nature of rationing of electricity has caused water shortage and the capital Colombo police are finding it difficult to manage key intersections of the main arteries of the city.
