The Hon. Kumara Jayakody
Hon. Kumara Jayakody stated that the Government restored electricity within about four hours and would not permit power cuts during A/L examinations, contrasting this with previous periods of prolonged outages. He said the Government, in office for only three months, is studying unresolved issues in the power sector and taking measures, though some actions require time because necessary steps had not been taken earlier. He added that recent threats of Sunday power cuts were managed with low-cost solutions, acknowledged possible customer issues with existing systems, and called for cooperation while denying any “deals” in the sector.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, further to his question: thinking of the people, we restored power within about four hours. We will not allow power cuts during A/L exams. There were times Sri Lanka had 14-hour cuts; we will not take the country there. We are working for the people. Our Government has been in office only three months; we are studying many matters and taking steps, but actions in this sector take some time. Things that should have been done earlier were not done. You asked if cuts happen every Sunday; this Sunday too there was a threat. We found solutions, with minimal cost, to manage to some extent. Some customer issues can arise as these systems were not set up by us. Let us all cooperate and move forward. We have no deals; we just want to set it right.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 February 2025. No. 1741001658041256. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24973