Executive Summary
Sri Lanka has experienced power shortages from time to time since the early 1990s.
These are mainly the result of generating capacity shortages and the inability of
hydropower plants to meet system demand during times of heavy droughts, which come
about every four to five years. The extent of such power shortages has increased in recent
years due to growing electricity demand coupled with inadequate additions to thermal
capacity. In particular, new generation capacity additions as proposed in the long-term
generation expansion plan of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) ha…
