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By Rathindra Kuruwita

The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) has warned that it will have to shut down the Lakvijaya Coal Power Station, Norochcholai if the environmental protection license (EPL) is not granted by next Tuesday.

Several other plants, including those at Matara and Embilipitiya, which need clearance certificates would also have to be shut down, CEBEU President, Saumya Kumarawadu said.

This decision was taken by the Executive Committee of the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) yesterday. It was decided to not attend to any breakdowns after regular working hours and on holidays under any circumstances from today.

The CEBEU chief said: “Although the union commenced a work-to-rule campaign on May 08, the engineers continued to carry out maintenance work, taking into account the disaster situation. Even though we did not carry out our normal duties after 4.15 PM on working days, we attended to major breakdowns to prevent long drawn out power outages. We did this because there is a high risk of complete power failure, if we do not attend a breakdown of a major transmission line or major power plant,” Kumarawadu said.

However, since they were going to properly carry out the union action they could not operate power plants that had not received proper environmental and other approval, he said. “We have been running these plants because we don’t want the people to be inconvenienced, but as you can see, we can’t keep operating power plants that do not have necessary approval. We will have to withdraw from these plants if the necessary licences are not issued by next Tuesday,” he said.

The spokesperson said that although the government had promised to solve the issues raised by the union, two of the main demands had not been fulfilled. They are granting approval to the Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGEP) 2018-2037 and appointing ‘professionals with highest integrity and unblemished record to key posts in the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

http://www.ceylontoday.lk/print-more/5991

After many deliberations over the much fraught Long Term Generation Plan of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a Committee comprising of six officials to study the plan and revert with a report by June 23.

Highly placed sources told the Daily News that both the Public Utilities Commission and Ceylon Electricity Board Unionists had met the President and Premier separately but failed to come to a mutually agreeable consensus.

“The committee comprises of high ranking officials from the Ministry of National Policies, Power and Renewable Energy as well as experts from the private sector,” sources told the Daily News. “The Committee will study the Generation plan proposed by the CEB and is expected to report back by June 23.”

The Committee will be chaired by K.D.S Ruwanchandra, Secretary to the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, Dr. B.M.S Batagoda, Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy, Upali Marasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development, A R Deshapriya Secretary to the Treasury, K.M. Liyanage.

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering University of Peradeniya and Saman. D. Waduge, Additional Secretary (Management) at the Prime Minister’s office.

The CEB Engineers Union is currently on a work-to-rule campaign passed a resolution at an Emergency General Meeting yesterday calling on their members to continue their campaign. “It was decided that if the government fails to offer a satisfactory solution including the passage of the Generation Plan put forward by the CEB, we will intensify our strike action.” The CEB Engineers Union is expected to hold an Executive Committee meeting next week, which will decide their next course of action.

Daily News

http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/06/02/local/152737/pm-appoints-committee-look-lcltgp

By Rathindra Kuruwita

Members of the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) would meet this Friday (1) to decide on future trade union action, a spokesperson for the union said.

It is quite likely that they will decide not to attend to any breakdowns after office hours and on holidays under any circumstances after Friday’s Special General Meeting.

“Our Executive Committee met on May 25 and decided to call a Special General Meeting convening all members to discuss the current developments and to decide on future trade union action. There is a high probability to make a decision at the meeting not to attend to any breakdowns after office hours and on holidays under any circumstances. If that happens, no guarantees can be given to the stability of the power system of the country,” he said.

Although the Union commenced a work-to-rule campaign on May 08, the engineers continued to restore electricity and carryout maintenance taking into account the disaster situation of the country. “Even though we did not carry out our normal duties after 4.15 PM on working days, we attended to major breakdowns to prevent long drawn out power outages. We did this because there is a high risk of complete power failure, if we did not attend a breakdown of a major transmission line or major power plant,” he said.

The spokesperson said that although the government had promised to solve the issues raised by the union, two of the main demands had not been fulfilled. These were granting approval to the Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGEP) 2018-2037 and appointing ‘professionals with highest integrity and unblemished record to key posts in the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=185412#

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka hydro’s power generation has bounced back in 2018 with rains returning amid a double digit pick up in overall demand, official data shows.

Total power generation rose 10 percent from a year earlier to 2,480 GigaWatt hours in the first two months of 2019, with February generation up 11.0 percent, data from the central bank shows.

In 2017 power generation only grew 0.3 percent in the first two months.

Hydro power generation at state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has soared 93 percent to 443 GigaWatt hours, in the first two months of the year.

Private sector non-conventional renewable energy, mostly mini-hydro and wind also rose 60 percent to 172 GigaWat hours.

Fuel oil driven energy also grew 21 percent to 496 GWh, amid double digit demand growth and a drop in coal power to 938 GWh in the first two months of 2018.
Private sector thermal energy fell to 411 GWh from 473GWh.

In March 2018 CEB’s hydro generation rose 75 percent to 208GWh data from the regulator, which does not include mini-hydro output showed. (Colombo/May30/2018)

http://www.economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_hydro_power_generation_up_in_2018_amid_demand_growth-3-10757.html

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ECONOMYNEXT – Engineers at Sri Lanka’s state-run power utility, are warning that they may ramp up trade union action, which may lead to cascading failures ahead if the government does not take action on approving a low cost power generation plan.

The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union has been on ‘work-to-rule’ from May 08, saying they will not work after hours and will go by the book.

The Union in a letter released to the media said they had restored failures during the current flood disaster even though they were on work to rule, and major breakdowns were fixed.

“There is a very high risk of total failure if a breakdown of a transmission like or a major power plant is not immediately attended,” the union said.

The Union said it will hold a special general meeting next week to decide on future action because no action had been taken on promises given to them by authorities.

There was a “very high possibility” to decide not to attend to failures after office hours “under any circumstances,” the union said.

“If that happens no guarantee can be given to the stability of the power system in the country.”

The Union says they were assured at meeting with authorities on prompt action but the two main demands on “granting approval to the CEB’s power generation plan,” and “appointing professionals with higher integrity and unblemished record to the key posts” of the power regulator has not been met.

The CEB has a dispute with the regulator over the last long – term generation plan where the utility claiming that the regulator exceeded its powers in altering a long term generation plan to cut eliminate coal power in favour of liquefied natural gas citing a government policy that was not in existence.

LNG is cleaner than coal and prices are below long term trends at the moment.

There are also disputes over calculations. (Colombo/May28/2018)

Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) might decide not to attend to any breakdowns after office hours and on holidays under any circumstances after a Special General Meeting convened this week, Joint Secretary of the Union said yesterday issuing a press release.

All Members of the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) would meet this week to decide on future trade union action, he said.

“Our Executive Committee met on May 25 and decided to call a Special General Meeting convening all members to discuss the current developments and to decide on future trade union action. There is a high probability to make a decision at the meeting not to attend to any breakdowns after office hours and on holidays under any circumstances. If that happens, no guarantees can be given to the stability of the power system of the country,” he said.

If it leads to a total power failure, the government would have to take full responsibility, he warned.

Although the Union has commenced a work to rule campaign on May 08, the engineers continued to restore electricity and carryout maintenance taking into account the disaster situation of the country. “Even though we did not carry out our normal duties after 4.15 PM on working days, they attended to major breakdown to prevent power outages. We did this because there is a high risk of complete power failure, if we did not attend a breakdown of a major transmission line or major power plant,” he said.

Although the government has promised to solve the issues raised by the union, two of the main demands have not been fulfilled. These are granting approval to the Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGEP) 2018-2037 and appointing ‘professionals with highest integrity and unblemished record to the key posts of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=185330

May 27, 2018, 9:52 pm

Ranil Senanayake in his above titled essay gives an alarming scientific academic view referring to toxic emissions from the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant. It will interest readers and especially Ranil Senanayake, to know what the internationally reputed consultants on Coal Power Plants M/s. Rambol said in their final report.

Smoke emission

The smoke emission is arranged through a traditional smoke stack and flue gas conduct system, incorporating electrostatic fly ash, removing 99.2% of the solids from the flue gas.

With regard to Sulphur dioxide [SO2] and Nitrogen oxides [NOx], the boiler design and combustion systems are selected on such a way that the emission levels from the smoke stack are kept within the statutory level without special treatment of the flue gas, when the selected type of low Sulphur coal is used. Retrofitting of the plant with flue gas de-sulphurization equipment could be a future option of radical changes in the coal types to be used.

Atmospheric mathematical modelling will be used to determine the necessary height of the smoke stack as well as the resulting concentrations of particles, Sulphur dioxide [SO2] and Nitrogen oxides [NOx] at surface level. The results of the analyses are that the emission levels and the resulting particle matter, SO2 and NOx concentrations on the air, are well within the statutory limits and in accordance with good international practices.’

Acid rain

No coal fired power plant will run 365 days per year. For operation and maintenance reasons the average operation time is expected to be 75%. Ambient air quality standards were set so as not to harm people, animals and plants. Acid rain does not occur when ambient air quality standards are met. Low levels of SO2 and NOx do not have measurable effect on the pH of rainwater. As no acid rain will be induced by the project, no worst case acid rain scenario is to be prepared.

As years pass by there is wear and tear on machinery and it is the duty of the operating staff to be vigilant and take remedial action pronto. This is what, I believe Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya meant when he said ‘There is a scientific way of making such calculations and when the plant was built all these things were taken to account. We have to do these studies again to see if something has changed’, taking to consideration that the plant has been in operation for over ten years. It is strange, over the last ten years South West Monsoon has blown over Norochcholai and over the Sri Maha Bodhi and there has been no complaints. Why is it being brought up without any proof?

Here it is necessary to mention Carlo Fernando, Consultant to CEB, specially went to Orissa, a tea planting district in India, to study the impact of a Coal Power Plant on the tea plantation there. He came back and reported there was absolutely no damage.

It is sincerely hoped, RS has not deliberately mentioned the Sacred Jayasri Maha Bodhiya to rouse the feelings of Buddhists and Buddhist Monks, to harness their support for his gains.

My personal interest on this subject is that I have been handling this project from its inception, while attached to the Ministry for Power and Energy, with tremendous effort made by CEB staff and the Ministry to allay the baseless fears of the then Bishop of Chilaw, who vehemently objected to this plant being sited at Norochcholai, fearing it would have adverse effects on St. Anne’s Church – 12 Km away.

G.A.D.SIRIMAL

SLAS – Retd. Asst. Secretary, Ministry for Power and Energy.