The Ceylon Electricity Board announced on Tuesday (8) that Generator Two at the Norochcholai Power Plant shut down due to an issue.

It added that the National Grid lost 270 MW of Power as a result of the shutdown.

The CEB said that it would take at least another 10 days to restore operations.

Unit 3 at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant was shutdown for a period of 100 days from the 13th of June 2023, for a scheduled major overhaul maintenance work.

Only Unit 1 of the Norochcholai Power Plant is in active status, and it generates 300 MW of electricity to the national grid.

Sri Lanla's Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera said that the CEB will ensure an uninterrupted supply of power islandwide.

He posted on X, formerly known as twitter, to state that CEB has no plans for scheduled power cuts. 

He added that the CEB will procure the necessary supplementary power needed to maintain a 24-hour uninterrupted supply of power.