Kelanitissa power station of Sri Lanka remain switched off

Sri Lanka Ministry of Power and Energy sources say that several days will be needed to reinstate generation of the the Kelanitissa Power Station situated in Colombo.

The power station went inactive as a fire broke out early morning yesay. The fire was distinguished immediately.

A Ministry spokesman said that the fire occurred in main fuse board of the power station. The faulty fuse board has been sent to the supplier for repair, sources further say.

An investigation is underway regarding the fire, sources say.

Kelanitissa is a diesel powered station with capacity of 163 megawatts.


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