අක්‍රීය වූ නොරොච්චෝලේ තාප බලාගාරයේ එක් ජනන යන්ත්‍රයක් හෙට පද්ධතියට එක්වන ලකුණු

Rupavahini News reports that the Lakvijaya coal power plant at Norochcholai disconnected from the national grid under safety procedures after an imbalance in the electricity system on October 17. Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the shutdown reduced available generation, while two other units were already offline for scheduled maintenance.

Daily Mirror reports that the Energy Ministry explained that restarting takes several days because boilers, turbines and other critical equipment need inspection and must be brought back to operating conditions gradually. Rupavahini News reports that Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka visited the plant on the 21st, discussed restoration work with officials and engineering staff, and urged them to speed up the process.

Rupavahini News and Newswire reported that the plant was expected to return to service on October 22. Newsfirst reports that the system operator said Unit 03 connected to the grid early on the 23rd and that Unit 01 was planned to join later that day. Newsfirst’s English report likewise describes Units 03 and 01 as scheduled for reconnection.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the National System Operator said scheduled power cuts in affected areas would no longer be necessary from October 23. Ada Derana’s headline says there would be no cuts from that day as a unit was restored. Hiru News headlines report that the second unit was due to rejoin the grid, but provide no further details in the supplied report.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.