CEB restores 85% of power connections damaged by Ditwah

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Deputy General Manager Noel Priyantha

Nearly 56% of electricity connections broke down

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Deputy General Manager Noel Priyantha yesterday said that 85% of power connections disrupted due to Ditwah have now been restored.

He made this statement during a special briefing at the Disaster Management Centre.

He noted that there are nearly 7 million electricity consumers across the country, with Ditwah disrupting supply to 3.9 million of them. As of now, around 85% of these consumers have had their electricity supply restored.

During the emergency disaster situation, 16,771 transformers became inactive, and 14,549 of them have already been repaired and restored. He added that the remaining disconnections will be restored as quickly as possible.

The Deputy General Manager said with regret that one electricity worker lost his life during these operations.