The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), publishing the electricity generation report for the first quarter of 2020, indicated that coal contributed 41% in total electricity generation, while hydro contributed 21%, and thermal oil contributed 38% during the respective period. Oil power plants operated by independent power producers or electricity generated by the private sector from thermal oil stood at 25% of total electricity generation from January to April 2020 while oil power plants operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) generated 13%, the report stated. According to the CEB, Sri Lanka this year generated 12,46,863 MWh of electricity in January; 1,228,279 MWh in February; 1,206,069 MWh in March; and 964,043 MWh in April; with maximum night peak demand recorded at 2,717.50 MWh on 11 March. Sri Lanka’s total electricity generation (excluding non-conventional electricity as solar, wind, mini-hydro, and biomass) stood at 964,043 MWh in the month of April, down 22.7% from 1,246,863 MWh in the month of January. The PUCSL views the reduction in electricity generation in April as having been a result of lower demand as the industrial, hotel, and manufacturing sectors halted operations temporarily during the Covid-19 pandemic situation that led to the islandwide curfew. Moreover, electricity generation for the month of April every year usually sees a downturn due to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the PUCSL observed. The PUCSL also noted that power generated by other renewable plants and small-scale CEB hydro plants (Moragahakanda, Inginiyagala, Udawalawe, and Nilambe) were not included in the data by the CEB. The reservoir levels for the period of January-April 2020 are shown in the table.