by Ifham Nizam
The Power and Energy Ministry is considering the installation of power plants for the exclusive use of industrial parks and export processing zones.
Some of the companies have already requested the installation of power plants.
However, senior Power and Energy Ministry officials say there are procedures to be followed before decisions are made on the installation of power plants.
Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka says such a move would help meet the rapidly increasing demand for power and minimize the burden on the national grid.
Ranawaka says the Ministry is aware of a certain degree of disruption in supplying electricity to the industrial sector in the Western Province.
He added that while 80 per cent of industries in the country are based in the Western Province, they depend mainly on the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Lanka Electricity Co. (Private) Ltd (LECO).
LECO had given priority to the supply of uninterrupted power to small and medium scale industries.
Therefore, Ranawaka believes that the best solution was to set up new power plants only for the industrial sector and exporting processing zones.
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