World Desk, AnyTV, Colombo
Published by: Harendra Chaudhary
Updated Sat, 05 Mar 2022 02:26 PM IST
Summary
No information has been given about this in the latest statement issued by the President. President Rajapaksa has said in his statement- ‘There will be no power cut from March 5. Fuel will be distributed to all fuel stations in the country.
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Amid escalating public protests in Sri Lanka, the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to roll back the electricity supply cuts. Now according to the latest announcement, there will be no power cut from Saturday. People’s troubles were further aggravated by the implementation of power cuts in Sri Lanka, which is in economic crisis. It was affecting everything from industry to agriculture. The decision was criticized by many economic experts, saying the Rajapaksa government was hurting the prospects of the economy by disrupting power supply.
Power generation not as per demand
Observers say that there is no sign of getting rid of the reasons due to which the government cut power supply. In such a situation, it is difficult to understand how now the government will supply electricity according to the demand. No information has been given about this in the latest statement issued by the President. President Rajapaksa has said in his statement- ‘There will be no power cut from March 5. Fuel will be distributed to all fuel stations in the country.
There were huge queues of people outside petrol pumps across the country due to power cuts. Due to lack of sufficient electricity, people became dependent on petrol and diesel for their fuel needs. According to experts, Sri Lanka has to spend $ 500 million every month to supply according to the demand of diesel and gasoline. But last month, the Sri Lankan government was able to raise only $ 30 million for this item. Because of this, he had to do electricity rationing.
coal purchase decision
Experts have said that the amount of coal currently available with Sri Lanka, it will be able to generate electricity by September. But what is the government’s action plan regarding the plants which run on oil and gas, it has not been made public yet.
Expansion
Amid escalating public protests in Sri Lanka, the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to roll back the electricity supply cuts. Now according to the latest announcement, there will be no power cut from Saturday. People’s troubles were further aggravated by the implementation of power cuts in Sri Lanka, which is in economic crisis. It was affecting everything from industry to agriculture. The decision was criticized by many economic experts, saying the Rajapaksa government was hurting the prospects of the economy by disrupting power supply.
Power generation not as per demand
Observers say that there is no sign of getting rid of the reasons due to which the government cut power supply. In such a situation, it is difficult to understand how now the government will supply electricity according to the demand. No information has been given about this in the latest statement issued by the President. President Rajapaksa has said in his statement- ‘There will be no power cut from March 5. Fuel will be distributed to all fuel stations in the country.
There were huge queues of people outside petrol pumps across the country due to power cuts. Due to lack of sufficient electricity, people became dependent on petrol and diesel for their fuel needs. According to experts, Sri Lanka has to spend $ 500 million every month to supply according to the demand of diesel and gasoline. But last month, the Sri Lankan government was able to raise only $ 30 million for this item. Because of this, he had to do electricity rationing.
coal purchase decision
Experts have said that the amount of coal currently available with Sri Lanka, it will be able to generate electricity by September. But what is the government’s action plan regarding the plants which run on oil and gas, it has not been made public yet.