The Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to decide today (27) whether to allow a power cut or not.
Chairman of the commission Janaka Ratnayake stated that a decision will be taken after the commission meets this afternoon to review the situation.
According to a review conducted by the Public Utilities Commission on the 25th, it was decided not to carry out any power cuts till today.
However, the Kelanitissa Sojitz private power plant has been shut down due to maintenance work and the national grid has lost 162 megawatts of electricity.