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Islandwide power failure restored fully in 5 days but another transformer breaks down soon after ! -Dep. Minister Ajith’s special statement (video)

(Lanka-e-News -18.March.2016, 11.45PM) After the Biygama power transformer broke down and was followed by the collapse of Norochcholai power plant an all Islandwide power cut resulted. Though  the situation was brought back to normal fully within five days, today again however , at Kotugoda, a transformer similar to that has exploded in the same way as before . These transformers too are of the same age as the Biyagama transformer. 

Deputy minister of power and energy Ajith P.Perera  said, this is a situation equivalent to  national disaster , while adding decisions must be taken on a scientific basis without  getting too emotional or kowtowing to politics .Already   Germany’s MR Co. which produced the transformers and their local representatives  are in Sri Lanka (SL). Along with our local engineers they are attending to the repairs, he stated. 

After the collapse at Kotugoda , though an Islandwide power cut did not follow , several areas were affected , the minister reevaled.

Ajith P.Perera’s speech can be viewed by clicking   hereunder 

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