by Ananda KANNANGARA
Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka predicted that the country will never experience electricity shortages with the commissioning of the second and third phases of the Norochcholai coal power plant and the Upper Kotmale hydro power plant by 2014.
The Minister made these comments at a ceremony held in Colombo, to coincide with the handing over of the first phase of the Norochcholai Lakwijaya coal power plant to the Sri Lankan Government by the Vice President of the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC).
Li Choa Yang will hand over the official documents to Minister Ranawaka.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) also announced that the Norochcholai power plant will be closed for 10 days from September 28 for the installation of a new desulphurizstion unit which was damaged by a recent fire.
The Minister also thanked the CMEC for completing the first phase of the plant before the schedule and said the Upper Kotmale plant and the second and third phases of the Norochcholai power plants will add over 1000 MWs to the national grid.
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/09/25/new17.asp
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