INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says it would take at least two weeks to reconnect the out-of-order Unit 2 generator of the Lakvijaya
Power Plant in Norochcholai.The high-pressure heater system of the generating unit suffered a breakdown on Friday (Nov.17).Speaking to Ada
Derana on the matter, a CEB spokesperson said the Unit 2 generator is still being repaired.Meanwhile, Unit 3 generator of the Norochcholai
power plant, which remained deactivated since June 2023 for the scheduled major overhaul maintenance work, will also take at least two weeks
to be reconnected to the national grid, the CEB spokesperson mentioned further.This generating unit had suffered a technical issue while
undergoing a test run after completing the major overhaul maintenance work.Against this backdrop, the Kelanitissa Combined Cycle Power
Station, which generates 165MW of electricity and operates on naphtha fuel, has been shut down from November 17 for scheduled maintenance of
both gas turbine and steam turbine.
