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Sri Lanka cuts power to nearly 100 areas to prevent major blackout
Power and Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka says electricity supply has been disconnected in nearly 100 areas, including parts of Colombo,
Summary
The Minister said the measure was taken to maintain the stability of the system, after electricity supply exceeded demand due to higher-than-expected solar power generation. He said recent rainy weather had led authorities to expect lower solar generation today, but strong sunlight resulted in a large amount of rooftop solar power being added to the national grid.
What this story is about
People
- Anura Karunathilaka2
- Vesak2
- Anura Karunatilake
- Panadura
Organisations
- National System Operator3
- Colombo, Power and
- Energy
- NSO
Places
- Colombo3
- Western Province
Keywords
- areas2
- cuts2
- disconnected
- electricity
- temporarily
- electrical
- unbalanced
- disrupted
- imbalance
- blackout
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Electricity supply temporarily disrupted in several areas due to system imbalance – MinisterAda Derana