February 09, Colombo (LNW): An unexpected power cut, affecting the entire island, was reported earlier today (09), leaving households and businesses across Sri Lanka without electricity.
The Ministry of Power and Energy has confirmed that the widespread outage was caused by an emergency at the Panadura grid substation.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has been working diligently to address the issue, with its System Control Centre actively engaged in efforts to restore power to all affected areas.
Officials from the CEB have assured the public that they are making every effort to resolve the situation as quickly as possible and bring normalcy back to the electricity supply.
Although the cause of the emergency has yet to be fully disclosed, the outage has raised concerns over the resilience of the island’s power infrastructure, with many residents left in the dark for several hours.
The CEB has requested the public’s patience while it works to resolve the issue, and further updates are expected as the situation develops.
