Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- The National System Operator (NSO) has requested the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) and the Ministry of Energy to implement one-hour power cuts across four zones in Sri Lanka over three days, starting today (19).

According to NSO Chief Executive Officer Buddhika Samarasinghe, the power cuts are expected to take place between 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. during the three-day period.

Buddhika Samarasinghe said details of the planned outages were expected to be published on the websites of the National System Operator Company and the PUCSL.

Samarasinghe explained that authorities had initially considered power cuts lasting two hours per zone. However, they subsequently opted for one-hour interruptions, ...