7.5-hour power cut today as well: PUCSL 

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka announced that the seven-and-a-half-hour load shedding request by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was approved for today as well, despite President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday ordering officials to ensure uninterrupted power supply.  Continuing the same schedule as in the previous two days, during the daytime, power cuts will be imposed between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., and night-time power cuts of two-and-a-half hours between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The daytime power cuts will be experienced from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today for areas mentioned under groups E, T, U, V, and W. For these areas, the night-time power cuts will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, areas mentioned under groups F, P, Q, R, and S will experience daytime power interruptions from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The electricity supply will again be disrupted from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. for these areas.