The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts of five hours and for parts of the island and four hours for other areas in two blocks for Monday (28). Sri Lanka is facing daily scheduled power outages as a result of an ongoing forex shortage and depleting reservoirs used for hydro power generation. According to the PUCSL-approved power cut schedule for Monday, areas P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W will lose power for two hours and 15 minutes from 8.30am to 5.30pm and for one hour and 40 minutes from 5.30pm to 11.00pm. Areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L will have power cuts of three hours and 20 minutes from 8am to 6pm and one hour and 40 minutes from 6pm to 11pm, Monday.
