Procedures at the Kelanitissa Power Plant, which produces 300 MW of electrical power have actually been stopped totally, claims the Ceylon Electrical energy Board (CEB).
The choice was taken as a result of the absence of gas for the generation of power.
Nonetheless, there are no approaching disturbances to the power supply within the day, the CEB agent highlighted.
According to him, the Ceylon Oil Firm (CPC) has actually ensured that needed gas supplies would certainly be provided by this night to return to power producing tasks.
Previously today, it was reported that a person generator at the Kelanitissa power plant that provides 150 megawatts (MW) of electrical power to the nationwide grid had actually briefly closed down as a result of the absence of gas.
On The Other Hand, Power Preacher Udaya Gammanpila informed media individuals today that 2 ships bring 37,500 statistics lots of gas, anchored at the Colombo Port, have actually started discharging the supplies.
The legislator disclosed that 10,000 statistics lots of gas of this delivery, which suffices for 8 days, would certainly be given to the CEB for power generation.