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(Lanka-e-News -21.Aug.2012, 11.55PM) It has by now come to light that the Norochcholai power plant is not a brand new one , and that the SL officials have been taken for a ride as this is a second hand plant used by China , and after giving it a new look to the equipments by refurbishment for the most nefarious reasons ,it had been installed in SL, according to reports. A senior electrical Engineer who wished to remain anonymous , but could not disguise his patriotic spirit unlike the other hypocrites of the Govt., revealing this to the Lanka e news said, this truth is being hidden from the nation by the bunglers and deceivers.
He added , any fool will understand that if the plant was brand new , it will not run into trouble this early since its installation. Based on a subsequent inspection it is now clear that old Chinese equipments have been refurbished and presented as a brand new plant , he pointed out with concern. In other words the olden ‘Konde Chinese’ had taken the ‘modern’ meda mulana Rajapakanese up the garden path to the detriment of the nation.
It is learnt that this fraud had been facilitated because this power plant is from China on a loan of US $ 460 million taken from the Exim Bank of China , and installed too by Chinese nationals , meaning that the entire deceitful operation had been entrusted to a single group. The ‘modern’ Medamulana Rajapakanese had ignored their grave responsibilities in such a serious project which compromised country’s economic development , due to their overriding illicit commission greed in this debacle. Consequently , the olden ‘konde Chinese’ ( olden days Chinese with a lock of hair on their head behind ) had been able to exploit this greed and fix their konde on the so called modern Rajapakanese , patriotic sources pointed out.
Moreover , at the time of signing this agreement , the dollar value was Rs. 100/- , and the rate of interest was fixed at 2 % , but now the dollar value had shot up to Rs. 135/- ,and continuing to rise . No provision was made in the agreement to ward off the losses to SL due to these adverse trends which were clearly perceivable even at the time of signing of the agreement suggesting that other ulterior motives have been the driving force for the SL Govt.to conclude this agreement. Mind you , for the next 20 years SL has to continue to pay this loan burden absorbing all these adverse factors revolving around this loan . In addition , in the event of the power plant failure (being a second hand stuff) , the losses incurred thereby are also to be borne by SL , as nothing had been mentioned in the agreement to pass that responsibility to China. Also , whether the period of closure of the power plant in case it collapses , is to be exempted from loan payment is also not made mention in the agreement. Hence that loss too has to be borne by SL.
Right now, restoring this plant has become a major issue . It is the view of the senior engineers that in future , the accessories for this plant have to be obtained from European countries manufacturing them.
Meanwhile another senior engineer speaking to Lanka e news said, the Chinese stone coal that is used for this plant is not used anywhere else in the world , and they are of inferior quality (high sulfur) containing more compound .
The senior Engineer speaking further stated , three Solar powered plants now used in America could have been installed out of the sum of US dollars 460 million wasted on this Chinese plant ; and those plants are founded on a technology where there is no need for maintenance for 20 years.
