Accordingly, 42 transformers were established in these electricity projects. The government will inaugurate another 26 electricity projects next year.

According to Power and Energy Ministry, 10 electricity projects have been established under the Nagenahira Navodaya programme, 20 projects under the Immediate Rural Electrification programme and another 14 rural electrification projects.

The electricity supply which is 70 percent of the electricity demand in the Batticaloa district will be increased to meet the full demand within next year.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had provided electricity to 103,096 families in the Batticaloa district and they are to supply electricity to another 5,832 families through the above projects to uplift the livelihoods of the Batticaloa district community.