4 days ago · Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that ...

Feb 9, 2025 · 12.20 : A sudden islandwide power outage has been reported, affecting multiple regions across Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has acknowledged the issue and stated that steps are being taken to restore the power supply as soon as possible.

Feb 10, 2025 · "Sri Lanka tasted monkey business in the past," he wrote. "Only in Sri Lanka can a group of monkeys fighting inside a power station cause an islandwide power outage," wrote Jamila Husain, editor ...

Feb 10, 2025 · A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka. The island nation's 22 million residents were mostly left without power during the outage, which began around 11am local ...

Feb 11, 2025 · A monkey caused a major power outage in Sri Lanka, leading to scheduled 90-minute power cuts due to a breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant.

Feb 10, 2025 · Power was gradually being restored late on Sunday, local time. Sri Lanka's national power company, the Ceylon Electricity Board, confirmed the power cut was caused by an emergency at a south ...

Feb 9, 2025 · The power outage initially was reported around 11:15 a.m. in several areas of the country and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) confirmed a complete blackout by around 11:45 a.m. In an unusual explanation, Power Minister Eng. Kumara Jayakody blamed the disruption on a monkey-related incident at the Panadura substation, a claim that quickly ...

Sri Lanka's electricity demand is currently met by thermal power stations (54.59%), major hydroelectric power stations (33.50%), wind farms (2.12%), small hydro facilities (8.01%) and other renewables such as solar (1.78%). [6] Sri Lanka as a whole last faced a major nationwide blackout in March 2016, which lasted for over eight hours. [7] Localised regional power cuts …

Dec 9, 2023 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka experienced an island-wide power outage for several hours Saturday after a system failure in one of the main transmission lines, the country’s power and energy ministry said.

Dec 9, 2023 · Sri Lanka is experiencing a countrywide power outage due to a system failure, a government official said on Saturday.