Electricity and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said in a tweet that the highest electricity demand in recent times was recorded yesterday (19).
It also states that the net generation was 49.35-gigawatt hours and the actual demand was recorded early this morning. The Minister forecasts further that the power demand for today is expected to exceed 50 GWh. further mentions that all the CEB thermal power plants including the diesel generators recently established in Hambantota will be used to generate electricity to meet the demand.
Energy experts point out that the reason for the high electricity demand is the hot weather. Like the government office, some private offices were closed early yesterday. As it has been warned that the heat will be more intense today, the use of electric fans and air conditioners may increase, so increasing the generation of electricity has also become an essential matter.
