The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved a request by the Ceylon Electricity Board to impose 13-hour power cuts tomorrow, the 31st of March.
The PUCSL said it approved a request by the CEB to increase the power cut duration to 13 hours due to the unavailability of fuel for thermal power plants.
Accordingly, areas A, B, C, D, E and F will experience three-hour power cuts from 3am to 6am, four-hour power disruptions from 12pm to 4pm and six-hour power cuts from 6pm to 12am.
Areas G, H, I, J, K and L will experience three-hour power cuts from 12am to 3am, four-hour power disruptions from 8am to 12pm and six-hour power cuts from 4pm to 10pm.
Furthermore, the PUCSL said areas P, Q, R and S will have three-hour power cuts between 3am and 6am, four-hour power disruptions from 12pm to 4pm and six-hour power cuts from 6pm to 12am.
Areas T, U, V and W will meanwhile have three-hour power cuts from 12am to 3am, four-hour power disruptions from 8am to 12pm and six-hour power cuts from 4pm to 10pm.
The PUCSL added that areas M, N, O, X, Y and Z will experience three-hours-and-30-minutes power cuts from 5.30am to 9am and two hours from 4pm to 6pm.
