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Going back to the dark era The dreaded power cuts may be imposed again if consumers do not reduce usage immediately, Power and Energy Minister John Seneviratne warned yesterday.
He said a save-electricity programme had been introduced to avoid power cuts, but if the people did not co-operate, the government would have to introduce the power cuts. The minister said he hoped the increasing of electricity rates would also help reduce consumption but if that too failed the power cuts would come though not under emergency regulations as was done earlier. Ceylon Electricity Board Vice Chairman B.R.O Fernando said they would meet local authority heads to discuss the save-energy programme, especially the strict monitoring of the street lights. He said the CEB would propose CFL energy-saving bulbs be used and the lights-on period be strictly restricted to ten hours. Mr. Fernando said studies had revealed that the biggest energy eaters in private offices were the air conditioning systems and the CEB would be advising private firms to regulate their AC system at 26 degree Celsius. The CEB official appealed to families to help the nation at a time of crisis by conserving energy. |
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