Sri Lanka suffers nationwide electricity blackout

Economic Times - Oct 17, 2026

Sri Lanka suffered a nationwide electricity blackout on Saturday after the national grid tripped, possibly because solar power generation exceeded consumption, officials said. The entire grid shut down in February 2025, when solar power generation exceeded consumption on a bright, sunny Sunday.

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