Signs of an imminent power crisis loom in Sri Lanka

An imminent power crisis was obvious in Sri Lanka, after an appeal was made yesterday by the Power and Energy Ministry, requesting all offices, both state owned and private to try and conserve electricity as much as possible.

Despite the country’s annual electricity demand increasing by around 10%, successive Government’s in Sri Lanka has failed to implement power projects as advised by the state run Ceylon Electricity Board, until a few months ago when the present Government in power began work on two projects, a 150 MW hydro project and a 300 x 3 MW coal power plant.

Asian Tribune