{"id":119311,"date":"2014-01-31T20:13:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T14:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=119311"},"modified":"2014-02-09T14:30:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T09:00:08","slug":"sri-lanka-blames-china-for-its-energy-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lanka-blames-china-for-its-energy-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Blames China For Its Energy Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Power and energy Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Pavithra+Wanniarachchi&amp;x=7&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pavithra Wanniarachchi<\/span><\/a> blamed China for the\u00a0 power shortages and high electricity prices in Sri Lanka saying the island&#8217;s biggest power station built by a Chinese company has suffered frequent breakdowns, The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/pti-stories\/sri-lanka-blames-china-for-its-energy-crisis-114013001380_1.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Business Standard<\/span><\/a> reported today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_119312\" style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Pavithra-Wanniarachchi-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119312\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119312\" alt=\"Pavithra Wanniarachchi \" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Pavithra-Wanniarachchi-.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-119312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pavithra Wanniarachchi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wanniarachchi said problems with the 300-megawatt coal-powered plant, the largest single electricity generator in the country, was forcing Sri Lanka&#8217;s main state-run energy company to buy more expensive electricity from private firms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The coal power plant is breaking down frequently. We are asking the Chinese to fix it,&#8221; Wanniarachchi told reporters in Colombo. &#8220;These failures are not good for the image of China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Lakvijaya Power Station at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Norochcholai&amp;x=11&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Norochcholai<\/span><\/a> was commissioned in 2011 with the promise of reducing energy costs to Sri Lankan consumers. The second phase of the project which is due to add 600 MW of electricity is to come into operation soon. The US 1.2 billion dollar plant which has obtained the nick name of \u201cAlways breakdown&#8221; was build with high interest loans from China. 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