Norochcholai power plant to resume power generation

Lakvijaya coal power plant in Norochcholai will resume power generation from Friday, the Ministry of Power and Energy has said.

The power generation was disrupted at the recently commissioned power plant due to some technical issues which occurred during the power generation process, the national news agency Lankapuwath said.

The plant will add 300 mw to the national grid from this Friday, the Ministry has said.

The Ceylon Electricity Board, the major power supplier in the country was in a dire situation due to the lack of rains to produce enough hydropower while the breakdown of Norochcholai coal power plant and Kerawalapitiya thermal power plant has affected the production of thermal power.