There will be 10-hour daily power cuts starting from Wednesday in Sri Lanka
March 30, 2022, 3:02 pm

There will be 10-hour daily power cuts starting from Wednesday in Sri Lanka

Busy street in Sri Lanka (File photo: Pixabay)

The Xinhua reported, Sri Lanka's Public Utilities Commission announced that there will be 10-hour daily power cuts from Wednesday.

The commission said, Sri Lanka has been facing power cuts since February due to dwindling electricity production in hydro power plants as well as diesel shortages that have crippled the operations of thermal power plants.

The Ceylon Electricity Board said in a statement that they were "compelled to take demand management measures due to inadequate power generation, as a result of fuel shortage and unavailability of generators."

Meanwhile, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) on Tuesday announced that there will be a diesel shortage in the country on Wednesday and Thursday.

There will be 10-hour daily power cuts from Wednesday 30-03-2022 in Sri Lanka (File photo: Pixabay)

CPC Chairman Sumith Wijesinghe told the media: "We were unable to unload 37,500 tons of diesel shipment as planned on Tuesday. Therefore, we request the public not to queue up at filling stations for diesel on March 30 and 31."

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Wijesinghe said the remaining stocks of diesel would be given to essential services.

Source: xinhua

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