Rantambe power plant resumes operations

The Rantambe power plant is now generating power as usual. Ministry of Power and Energy sources said, the power plant was affected due to the recent landslides and heavy rains in the Nuwara Eliya-district.

Due to this the power plant generated 49 MW power using only two turbines.

After clearing the soil around the power plant, they are now in a position to use another two turbines. The sources said the cause was the indiscriminate clearing of tea lands and removal of rocks by people. The coral under the soil is reported to be very slippery and when it rains the soil gets washed away.

Meanwhile, the Korean Government has pledged to develop the wind power plant investing nearly US $, 500 million to generate 1,200 MW in Sri Lanka.

At present they are targeting to develop the Puttalam or Hambantota districts. The sources said they could create around 1,000 job opportunities as a result.

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