INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Unit 1 of the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai, which remains inoperative since last week, will be reconnected to the national grid by
completed by next Monday (Aug 29).On August 15, Power - Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera announced a breakdown in Unit 1 of the
The national grid lost 270 megawatts of electricity as a result.Owing to the malfunction, the duration of daily power interruptions was also
extended to three hours.After Unit 1 is back in operation, 300 megawatts of electricity will be added to the national grid.Meanwhile, due to
the essential maintenance work of Unit 2, the national grid also lost another 270 megawatts of electricity
Accordingly, only Unit 3 is operative at the moment.
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