No power shortages with Norochcholai, Upper Kotmale on line
by Ananda KANNANGARA
Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka predicted that the
country will never experience electricity shortages with the
commissioning of the second and third phases of the Norochcholai coal
power plant and the Upper Kotmale hydro power plant by 2014.
The Minister made these comments at a ceremony held in Colombo, to
coincide with the handing over of the first phase of the Norochcholai
Lakwijaya coal power plant to the Sri Lankan Government by the Vice
President of the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC).
Li Choa Yang will hand over the official documents to Minister
Ranawaka.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) also announced that the
Norochcholai power plant will be closed for 10 days from September 28
for the installation of a new desulphurizstion unit which was damaged by
a recent fire.
The Minister also thanked the CMEC for completing the first phase of
the plant before the schedule and said the Upper Kotmale plant and the
second and third phases of the Norochcholai power plants will add over
1000 MWs to the national grid.
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