Sri Lanka faces nationwide power outage

Colombo: Sri Lanka experienced nationwide power outage due to a breakdown in the transmission line, country’s power supplier said.

The Ceylon Electricity Boards (CEB), the country’s power supplier, said it would take a few hours to restore power supply throughout the country, adding that it regretted the inconvenience caused to consumers.

The power failure occurred at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, and electricity supply has been restored to several areas, Xinhua news agency reported.

–IANS

 

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