Shut down Generator 02 at Norochcholai Plant to be restored today

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Colombo (LNW): Generator Two at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, which was recently shut down due to maintenance work, will be restored and reconnected to the national grid at 8 pm tonight (15).

The Generator Two at the Plant was shut down on August 08 due to an issue, and about 270 megawatts were lost from the national grid as a result, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

Meanwhile, the Unit Three of the Plant was also shut down for a period of 100 days from June 13, for a scheduled major overhaul maintenance work, the CEB added.

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