Sri Lanka shuts one coal plant in holiday season with rooftop solar help

CEB urges further limited rooftop solar system disconnection - LankaXpress

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has urged the owners of rooftop solar systems to temporarily disconnect their units only if they receive an SMS notification from the board and only until 03.00 p.m.  The CEB noted that these measures are taken when there is a risk of grid instability, owing to the significant reduction in demand during the New Year holiday period.  After a detailed study on the forecast demand for electricity during the April …

NEWSNOW | – The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has said that steps have been taken to deactivate one generator at the Norochcholai Power Plant since April 11. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Media Spokesperson Dhammika Wimalaratne said that the electricity generation activities at the Kelanitissa Power Plant, which uses naphtha, were also stopped on the morning of April 12. Accordingly, no power plant that generates electricity using fuel is curr…

CEB Urges Temporary Shutdown of Rooftop Solar Systems - LNW Lanka News Web

By: Staff Writer April 15, Colombo (LNW): The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has made an urgent appeal to rooftop solar system owners across Sri Lanka to voluntarily switch off their systems between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily until April 21, 2025. This request comes during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season when electricity demand drops significantly, posing a serious threat to the stability of the national power grid due to excessive sola…

Sri Lanka shuts one coal plant in holiday season with rooftop solar help

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka shut down a coal plant from April 11, as factories closed for the traditional New Year holiday using the maximum possible rooftop solar, state run Ceylon Electricity Board said. The CEB said it shut the third coal plant Friday night a 21:57 hours, and it running the other two at deloaded the remaining two. The CEB had asked rooftop solar users to voluntary shutdown their units, during the holiday season as demand falls, t…