Power cuts announced starting today
October 17, 2016 08:26 am
Power cuts lasting two and a half hours during the day and one hour during the night will be imposed from today, the Power and Energy Ministry said a short while ago. Accordingly the country will be divided into 4 zones and power cuts will be imposed.
The two and a half hours power cut during the day will be imposed between 8am and 6pm; and the night time power cut will take effect for one hour between 6pm-10pm, the Ministry said. It added that power cuts will not be imposed within the Colombo city limits and other main hospitals in the country.
The schedule as announced by the CEB; (Category - A, B, C and D)
| Category | GSS | Affected Areas | |
| A | Dehiwala | Kohuwala, Nugegoda Junction, Dutugemunu Road, Saranankara Road, Hospital Road, Galle Road from Willium Junction to Fairline Road, Allen Avenue, Hill Street up to Nedimala | |
| Dehiwala | Mt. Lavinia, Bellantara, Pepiliyana, Nedimala, Temples Road, Kaudana | ||
| Ratmalana | Borupana, Kandawala Road, Medapara, Apple Watta | ||
| Ratmalana | Gonakowila Economic Center, LECO-Moratuwa, Angulana | ||
| Matugama | Lewuwanduwa, Awiththawa Road | ||
| Matugama | Matugama Town, Horawal, Matugama Kalutara Road | ||
| Panadura | WPS2-Millaniya, Halthota, Lagana, Kannanthudawa, Paragasthota, Theppuwa, Elamodara, Gonaduwa, Moronthuduwa, Nuge Junction, Nanduwa, Kalapugama, Thibiriya, Maharekma Road, Mawala, Mestiya, Watte Junction, Habaralagaslanda, Kandaudawatta, Laulugashandiya, Menerihenthuduwa, Mahawela, Thuduwa Road, Bamunumulla, Maragashandiya, Pelpola, Koshena, Delkada, Galge Mandiya, Kinmanthudawa, Atalugama, Alothiyawa, Kolamediriya, Galthude, Yatiyana | ||
| Pannipitiya | Richard Pieris Factory | ||
| Pannipitiya | Piliyandala, Arawwala, Makuluduwa, Wishwakalawa, Paligedara, Mawiththara, Miriswatta, Kesbewa | ||
| B | Dehiwala | Galle Road from Dehiwla Junction up to Mt. Lavinia Hotel Road | |
| Ratmalana | Madapatha, Hedigama, Batakeththara, Suwarapola, Karadiyana, Piliyandala, Thumbowila, Wewala Gangarama Road | ||
| Ratmalana | Werahera, Katuwawala, Bokundara, Werahera Gangarama Road, | ||
| Panadura | LECO-Molligoda, Waskaduwa, Kalutara Town | ||
| Panadura | Kiriberiya, WPS2-Kurusa Junction, Niwdawa, Arukgoda, Mahabellana, Bandaragama, Kothalawala, Kelekade, Weedagama, Wewita | ||
| Matugama | Matugama Industrial Zone | ||
| Matugama | Kethhena Water Board, Bombuwala Road, Fullerton Industrial Zone | ||
| Matugama | LECO- Kaluwamodara, Aluthgama | ||
| C | Ratmalana | LECO-Katubedda, Thelawala | |
| Ratmalana | Maliban Junction, Belek Kade, Wedikanda, Attidiya, Sirimal Uyana, Saththissara | ||
| Panadura | WPS2-Kamburugoda, Gammanpila, Welmilla, Kindelpitiya, Weediyagoda, Gonapola, Kumbuka, Bandaragama | ||
| Panadura | Palagama, Halapitiya, Ambalangoda, Rilawala, Polgasowita, Jamburaliya | ||
| Panadura | Panadura up to Bandaragama, Ukgalgoda, Waskaduwa, Hirana, Kalutara North, | ||
| Matugama | Agalawatta,, Baduraliya, Kukuleganga, Athwelthota, Kilinkanda | ||
| Matugama | LECO-Payagala, Nagoda General Hospital | ||
| D | Dehiwala | LECO-Boralesgamuwa | |
| Ratmalana | Katukurunduwatta, Ratmalana Industrial Zone | ||
| Panadura | Kahathuduwa, Koraleima, Weniwelkola, City of Life, Sunflower, Makandana, Niungama | ||
| Panadura | LECO-Panadura, Pallimulla | ||
| Matugama | Welipenna | ||
| Matugama | Pelawatta, Meegahathenna, Polgampola, Pahal Hewessa | ||
| Matugama | Aluthgama Mtugama Road |
