Second breakdown in Norochcholai second phase
- Monday, 19 May 2014
The newly commissioned second phase of the Norochcholai coal power plant has suffered a second breakdown.
The breakdown this time was reportedly caused by a leak in the boiler. The first breakdown in the second phase was during the testing period of the plant on January 25.
The second phase of the coal power plant was handed over to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) by the plant’s contractor, China Mechanical Engineering Corporation last Thursday.
The breakdown in the second phase of the coal power plant has affected the finances of the CEB.
Power and Energy Ministry Secretary M.M.C. Ferdinando told the media that the CEB is likely to face a massive financial crisis since the CEB had to purchase power from private suppliers at a high cost.
