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 ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A Human Error identified as a fault of an employee at the Kerawalapitiya Grid Sub-station was confirmed as the cause for the island-wide power failure on Monday the 17th of August, the investigations conducted by the committee appointed to probe the incident revealed on Wednesday...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Ceylon Electricity Board has decided to get another loan to settle the debts owed to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. A spokesman for the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Sulakshana Jayawardena said the loan is expected to be obtained through a state bank. The t...

COLOMBO (News 1st)- Four thousand houses in Uhana, Ampara are facing a power failure as a wild elephant rammed into two high voltage power posts. The spokesman for the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Sulakshana Jayawardena stated that the power supply of 18 transformers was disrupted due t...

COLOMBO(News 1st) - Power disruptions in several areas have been reported due to the prevailing weather condition. Our correspondents said certain areas are still experiencing the power outage. News 1st spoke to Sulakshana Jayawardena, the media spokesperson of the ministry of power in this regar...