3500 MW to be added to the power grid - Ravi

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3500 MW to be added to the power grid - Ravi

The Ministry of Power and Energy says 3000-3500MW of power will be added to the grid under a long term plan.

Issuing a communiqué the Ministry said power cuts will no longer be imposed after midnight today.The statement however said 500MW will be added to the national power grid as a short term measure.

Accordingly subject Minister Ravi Karunanayake said power uninterrupted power supply will provided to the public until the Vesak festival.

Minister Karunanayake also called on all factions to refrain from attempting to fulfill political agendas or other narrow minded objectives by using the power crisis as a tool.