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Monkeys blames for massive power outage in Sri Lanka. Photo Courtesy: Unsplash

Monkeys blamed for countrywide massive power cut in Sri Lanka

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 10, 2025, at 05:17 pm

Sri Lanka's Power and Energy Ministry on Monday said a group of monkeys entered the Panadura Power Station and interfered with the power grids during a scuffle which led to the islandwide power outage, media reports said.

A further investigation into the incident is currently ongoing.

The Ministry said it apologized for the inconvenience caused to the public and said steps were being taken to restore power immediately, reported Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror news portal.

Power is slowly being restored in Sri Lanka with priority being given to medical and facilities and purification plants.

People were forced to depend on generators after the blackout started at around 11:00 local time (05:30 GMT) on Sunday.

A large number of internet users reacted to the power cut on X.

🚨MONKEY TAKES DOWN SRI LANKA’S ENTIRE POWER GRID—COUNTRY LEFT IN THE DARK

A rogue monkey knocked out Sri Lanka’s entire power grid after triggering a total failure at a substation in Colombo.

Some areas suffered 5+ hours of blackout, disrupting hospitals, water supplies, and… pic.twitter.com/4v2wMBKGWG
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 9, 2025

An X user Mario wrote on X: "A rogue monkey knocked out Sri Lanka’s entire power grid after triggering a total failure at a substation in Colombo."

Sri Lanka begins electricity rationing for the first time in three years after the usually unreliable 900MW Norochcholai coal power station broke down on Sunday, causing a nationwide blackout. 90-minute power shedding schedule for today and tomorrow here: pic.twitter.com/8xx2LoW7lB
— Ranga Sirilal (@rangaba) February 10, 2025

Another X user Ranga wrote: "Sri Lanka begins electricity rationing for the first time in three years after the usually unreliable 900MW Norochcholai coal power station broke down on Sunday, causing a nationwide blackout. 90-minute power shedding schedule for today and tomorrow."

Only in Sri Lanka can a group of monkeys 🐒 fighting inside a power station cause an islandwide power outage 🙄
— Jamila Husain (@Jamz5251) February 9, 2025

Jamila Husain, editor-in-chief of the Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror, wrote on X: "Only in Sri Lanka can a group of monkeys fighting inside a power station cause an islandwide power outage."

In 2022, Sri Lanka had witnessed widespread blackouts during the financial crisis.

#SriLanka #SriLankaPowerOutage #Monkey #SriLankaMoney

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