Power cuts again if no rain in May
During last week the authorities of the Ceylon Electricity board has to reluctantly though have power cuts.However the fear the people had after
been inconvenienced was cleared as on Friday it was announced that the power cuts would not be made.The Norochcholai power plant has now commenced to function smoothly.In the future the rest of the coal power plants would not be able to supply power to the entire island,if the catchment areas would not receive sufficient rain.
The General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board MC Wickremasinghe had added that If the inter monsoon rains are not received as anticipated the power cuts would have to be made again.
However the deputy minister of power and energy had promised that a chaotic situation would not arise as the CEB will function according to the expertise advise of foreign personnel.