Ministry to commission eight power supply schemes

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The Power and Energy Ministry stated that the newly completed eight power supply schemes in Ampara, Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts will be commissioned at a series of functions from today until Thursday under the patronage of Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.

Minister Ranawaka implemented several electricity development projects to supply electricity for all parts of the country and "Nagenahira Navodaya" is one of them. Newly built power supply schemes comes under the "Nagenahira Navodaya" programme.

In addition to these power supply schemes Kanthale Samagi Wewa electricity project and another electricity project will also be handed over to the public and the ministry had allocated around Rs seven million on these two projects. These projects will provide electricity for 60 families.

Minister Ranawaka will hand over the Koralepaththu North Ammadanaweli power supply scheme, Walachchenai Karuwakarthi and Walachchenai manikapuram power supply projects in the Batticaloa district on November 18. The ministry had spent Rs.27 million on these schemes.

Uhana, Bandaraduwa, Padiyathalawa, Pulungasmula and Padiyathalawa Kinamulla power projects will be vested with the public on November 19. The ministry had spent over Rs.40,000 on these constructions and projects will provide electricity to around 300 families.

The ministry had provided electricity to 70 percent in the Eastern Province and all measures will be taken to complete all the projects in Eastern Province in the near future,the minister said.