Hon. Mujibur Rahuman
Hon. Mujibur Rahuman questioned the Government about stalled progress at the Karadiyana plant, which was expected to add capacity to the national grid. He linked reduced generation capacity to low-quality coal affecting Norochcholai’s output and increased reliance on diesel, and asked why unannounced power cuts since 4 April were occurring across the country. He also raised concerns about recent water cuts, including prolonged interruptions in parts of Colombo, and demanded clarification on why these outages were not being publicly announced.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My first supplementary: The main expectation of this plant at Karadiyana was to add capacity to the national grid. From your statement, the project is stalled, while current generation capacity has declined. Due to low-quality coal, Norochcholai’s output has dropped, forcing greater reliance on diesel. Since 04 April, there have been power cuts across Sri Lanka without any prior notice — two hours in some places, half an hour in others. Why is the Government not announcing this? Similarly, there are water cuts — in parts of Colombo, even 24 hours without water in recent days. Why are power cuts being carried out secretly without announcements?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Mujibur Rahuman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/448