Expect Power Interruption Today

Due to Joint Trade Union Alliance of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) members numbering 22,000  are scheduled  to attend a protest march and  conference today , a possible disruption of power supply exist  today .

The protest march and the conference is based on  unresolved issues regarding CEB employees’ salary anomalies.

The Alliance General Secretary Ranjan Jayalal said, around 1,200 officials of the CEB hierarchy were attempting to hoodwink the employees and a proposal has been  made to the Cabinet to privatise the CEB.  He further said, there could be disruptions in the national power supply but most of the breakdowns will be attended. Though the power stations will be in operation, the billing centres and other services will be affected.

Jayalal said CEB employees had passed the tolerance limit and would soon take stern trade union actions against the government.