Sri Lanka suffered a power outage across large parts of the island on Friday, local media reported, as state power workers scrambled to get a key transmission line operational.
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Power supply in Northern & North Central Provinces restored
Power supply in Northern & North Central Provinces restored
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The power supply in the Northern and North Central Provinces that was disrupted on Monday night (Mar. 08), has been restored, the Ministry of Power said on Tuesday (Mar. 09).
The supply of power to the entire Northern and North-Central provinces was interrupted at around 7:00 pm on Monday (08), following a technical issue at the Anuradhapura New Grid Sub-station.
Several other areas that receive electricity from the Valachchenai, Habarana, Polonnaruwa, and Vavuniya Grid Sub-Stations too experienced power-cut, Sulakshana Jayawardena, the Spokesperson at the Ministry of Power told News 1st.