Sri Lanka suffered its worst nationwide power cut in 20 years Monday March 14,2016 causing water shortages, transport and trade disruptions across the
country, officials said.
The national grid switched off early afternoon and attempts to reconnect failed as the system was unable to cope with night time demand, a spokesman for the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) utility said.
Six hours into the latest breakdown, there was no word on when power would be restored, making the latest blackout the longest since May 1996 when the entire country was without electricity for four days
It was the second major power failure in less than a month, following a three-hour disruption late February 2016
The national grid switched off early afternoon and attempts to reconnect failed as the system was unable to cope with night time demand, a spokesman for the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) utility said.
Six hours into the latest breakdown, there was no word on when power would be restored, making the latest blackout the longest since May 1996 when the entire country was without electricity for four days
It was the second major power failure in less than a month, following a three-hour disruption late February 2016
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