A severe electricity shortfall may be experienced within the next few years as Japan has ceased funding for the Greater Colombo Transmission and Distribution Loss Reduction Project Phase II, with the cancellation of the Colombo Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project by the Government, The Sunday Morning reports.
This is expected to result in a power shortage due to the lack of infrastructure to transmit the power generated at the plants.
The existing transmission capacity from Kerawalapitiya to Colombo is only 300 MW and even if more power plants are built in the country with the intention of meeting the ever-increasing electricity demand, or even if the authorities opt for emergency purchases, the existing electricity transmission line capacity would not allow any additional electricity transmission.