The Hon. Hector Appuhamy
Hector Appuhamy questioned the Minister responsible for coal about reported imports of substandard coal that have reduced Norochcholai Power Plant output from 900 MW to about 600 MW, limiting electricity supply. He warned that reliance on costly generator-based power amid global oil supply disruptions and limited local fuel stocks could create a severe domestic crisis, and asked what steps the Government would take to prevent such a situation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary question to the Minister responsible for the coal issue is this: At a time when the Government itself has admitted that substandard coal has been imported, due to which the Norochcholai Power Plant generates only about 600 MW instead of 900 MW, the country cannot supply the required number of electricity units to the people.
¶ 02 Further, we will then have to generate electricity using generators at very high cost, which, given the present global situation, will be even more difficult. Hon. Minister, with the ongoing war affecting global oil supplies, and with local oil stocks said to be only sufficient for about a month, if both oil and generation fall short, you are creating a war-like situation within the country. The innocent public will suffer. What steps will you take to prevent such a situation?
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14767