Affenter in Colombo: Mega current failure shocked Sri Lanka's citizen!

Affenter in Colombo: Mega current failure shocked Sri Lanka's citizen!

Colombo, Sri Lanka - in Sri Lanka there was a nationwide power failure on Sunday, which was caused by a monkey that penetrated into an electricity plant in Colombo. According to the Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody, the animal hit the mains transformer, which resulted in an "imbalance in the system" and paralyzed the power supply. The incident started at 11:30 a.m. (07:00 CET) and the engineers still fought to restore the energy supply up to three hours later, as the Krone reported.

The effects of the failure were significant because light, water and medical facilities were affected. The priority of the engineers was to supply critical facilities such as hospitals and water treatment plants with electricity as quickly as possible. Jayakody emphasized that the work is going on while the population is hoping for a return to normality. The citizens of Sri Lankas have already been used to power failures, especially since the economic crisis in the summer of 2022, when they had to make up to 13 hours a day without electricity. According to such incidents, as well as the nau , the susceptibility of the national infrastructure is evident from unexpected disorders.