Formal Investigation to Be Launched Into Islandwide Power Outage

COLOMBO ( News 1st) - The National System Operator (Private) Limited says steps will be taken to launch a formal investigation into yesterday’s islandwide power outage.

The company stated that the preliminary investigation report would be submitted to the Ministry of Energy within the next few days.

An islandwide power outage occurred at around 11:40 a.m. yesterday.

The National System Operator (Private) Limited said power was fully restored within 10 hours.

The cause of the sudden power outage has not yet been identified.

The National System Operator dismissed reports of breakdowns at certain power plants, stating that only the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant was shut down in accordance with standard procedures.

Meanwhile, the company further stated that rooftop solar power systems can resume operations from today, following the outage, to help maintain stability in the power system.