The Hon. Hector Appuhamy
Hon. Hector Appuhamy asked the Minister of Energy to provide details on the Norochcholai “Lak Vijaya” Power Plant’s contribution to the National Grid from 2020 to date, including the number and dates of breakdowns during that period. He also sought information on the resulting power supply disruptions, the reasons for frequent generator failures, and the measures planned to address them.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question No. 682/2025 to the Minister of Energy:
¶ 02 Norochcholai “Lak Vijaya” Power Plant: Power generation and breakdowns from 2020
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the contribution made to the National Grid by the Norochcholai “Lak Vijaya” Power Plant from 2020 to date; (ii) the number of times and specific dates on which the above power plant broke down during that period, separately; (iii) the disruptions caused to the continuous power supply due to the aforesaid breakdowns; (iv) the reasons for frequent breakdowns of the generators at the said power plant; and (v) the measures to be taken in that regard?
¶ 04 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2026. No. 23387. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2965