ELECTRICITY SECTOR OVERVIEW  (from  1970  to  1979)
	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
GENERATION  SRI LANKA (GWh)
HYDRO, CEB AND SPP	740.3	825.5	847.1	695.7	997.5	1,077.6	1,108.4	1,214.9	1,366.3	1,461.8
THERMAL, CEB, IPP AND HIRED	45.4	23.8	97.8	283.5	14.3	1.3	24.3	2.1	19.3	64.4
NON-CONVENTIONAL, CEB
SELF-GENERATION BY CUSTOMERS
OFF-GRID, CONVENTIONAL
OFF-GRID, NON-CONVENTIONAL
GROSS GENERATION SRI LANKA	785.7	849.3	944.9	979.2	1,011.8	1,078.9	1,132.7	1,217.0	1,385.6	1,526.2
TOTAL LOSSES IN SRI LANKA
POWER PLANT OWN USE (GWh)	5.2	5.7	11.7	21.6	6.2	5.5	7.1	6.4	9.3	9.7
T&D LOSS (GWh)	161.0	168.2	160.7	140.1	165.8	167.9	192.6	238.8	291.7	300.4
TOTAL OWN USE AND LOSS (GWh)	166.2	173.9	172.4	161.7	172.0	173.4	199.7	245.2	301.0	310.1
TOTAL OWN USE AND LOSS (% OF GROSS GEN)	21.2%	20.5%	18.2%	16.5%	17.0%	16.1%	17.6%	20.1%	21.7%	20.3%
TOTAL ELECTRICITY USE  (CEB +LECO+SELF+OFFGRID)(GWh)
DOMESTIC	138.3	145.4	157.9	170.8	172.2	185.2	199.0	216.7	238.3	280.6
RELIGIOUS	2.3	2.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.9	5.0	5.2	6.3
INDUSTRIAL	371.5	416.7	493.6	514.6	526.4	576.1	573.2	578.7	657.9	701.3
COMMERCIAL	90.8	96.0	102.2	111.3	120.3	122.7	137.9	152.1	162.5	205.8
STREET LIGHTING	16.6	14.9	15.1	17.2	17.3	17.7	19.0	19.3	20.8	22.2
TOTAL ELECTRICITY USE SRI LANKA (GWh)	619.5	675.4	772.5	817.5	839.8	905.5	933.0	971.8	1,084.6	1,216.1
FUEL USED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION
FUEL OIL (million litres)	1.1	6.7	31.9	88.6	4.5	0.5	8.5	0.7	5.0	19.5
COAL
RESIDUAL FUEL  (million litres)
DIESEL (Million litres)	12.5	1.7	3.5	5.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.1	1.6	1.7
NAPHTHA  (million litres)
TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY IN THE GRID (MW)	265.3	265.3	265.3	265.3	362.3	362.3	402.3	402.3	402.3	402.3
SYSTEM PEAK DEMAND (MW)	165.1	184.6	199.8	198.8	215.6	218.9	240.3	261.0	291.4	328.9
SYSTEM LOAD FACTOR	54.3%	52.5%	54.0%	56.2%	53.6%	56.3%	53.8%	53.2%	54.3%	53.0%
SYSTEM RESERVE MARGIN	60.7%	43.7%	32.8%	33.4%	68.0%	65.5%	67.4%	54.1%	38.0%	22.3%