Coal power from Feb. [January 26 2011]

Shirajiv Sirimane

The much awaited and long over due Norochcholai Power plant (first stage) would be opened on February 10 by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Under the first phase the project would add 300 megawatts to the national grid.

The investment for the second phase would be US 891 million and it would start from end of February.