Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Energy Minister Eng. Kumara Jayakody states that no prior plans were implemented in the past to maintain the stability of the national power grid.

In a statement, he said that the unplanned and short-sighted actions of previous governments led to today's power outage.

Commenting further, he added, "This morning, an imbalance caused by an emergency situation at the Panadura grid substation resulted in a nationwide power outage.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the short-sighted actions of previous governments, which failed to prioritize the stability of the national power grid, along with poor guidance and a lack of proper understanding of technology, led to this situation."

He further stated that the gover...