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Sitting of Wednesday, 6 August 2025

10th Parliament· 18 debates· 234 speeches· 67 speakers

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  8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board Power Cut Decision (Q.1/2025) 8 speeches
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana SJB

      AI summary Asked the Minister of Energy whether he was aware of the Ceylon Electricity Board’s decision to impose an islandwide power cut on 10 February 2025. He requested the reasons for that decision and details of measures to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in the future.

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    • The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Energy stated that the CEB implemented islandwide rotational demand management on 10 February 2025, with prior PUCSL approval, limiting each consumer group to up to 1 hour and 30 minutes between 3.30 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. He said the measure followed a system-wide failure on 9 February that damaged diaphragms at the Lakvijaya Power Station, making all three units unavailable and creating a generation deficit, partly mitigated by operating other plants including Sobadanavi.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana raised concerns about a near 24-hour national power blackout and questioned the official explanation, noting a committee had reportedly attributed it to irregularities in the frequency control system of the Victoria generator rather than an animal-related incident. He asked the Minister to state the committee’s recommendations and whether they had been implemented.

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    • The Hon. Kumara Jayakody JJB

      AI summary Hon. Kumara Jayakody explained that the blackout resulted from a system imbalance in which frequency controlled through Victoria deviated from 50 Hz, triggering protective unit trips and a continuing frequency drop. He said immediate recommendations are being implemented, including preventing simultaneous diaphragm trips and enabling soft shutdowns to reduce restoration time. He outlined short-, medium- and long-term measures, including better System Control Centre visibility of daytime solar generation, development of battery and pumped storage, and tenders for 160 MW of battery storage, while noting that CEB financing depends on consumer revenues and external funding takes time.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana briefly indicated that Hon. Ajith P. Perera would ask the second supplementary question. No substantive policy position, proposal, or argument was made.

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    • The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB

      AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera questioned why the proposed amendments do not strengthen consumer rights, citizen protection, or safeguards for the national electricity system despite a presidential election pledge to empower the PUCSL to reduce system losses. He said consumers had suffered losses from a prior electricity-related incident and warned they could do so again. He asked why proposals submitted at the Sectoral Oversight Committee were omitted, reportedly due to Attorney General objections, and sought the Government’s policy on PUCSL powers and consumer protection.

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    • The Hon. Kumara Jayakody JJB

      AI summary Hon. Kumara Jayakody said the Government had not removed consumer rights and argued that some criticisms related to provisions not contained in the 2024 Act. He stated that the Amendment Bill had been considered by the Sectoral Oversight Committee, including proposals from the Opposition, though some were rejected by court, and said the PUCSL should regulate water, electricity and petroleum more broadly. He announced that an Energy Transition Act covering the wider energy sector would be brought before Parliament by the end of the year or early next year.

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