Srilanka, Feb. 18 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) acknowledged the recent island-wide power failure, explaining that the high penetration of non-synchronous solar PV reduced grid inertia, increasing its vulnerability to faults. This imbalance between generation and demand led to cascading disconnections, which ultimately resulted in a total power outage.

While issuing a media release, CEB media spokesman Eng. M.H. Dhammike Wimalaratne highlighted that the cause of the power failure due to a system-wide failure was triggered by a disturbance at the 33kV Panadura Grid Substation, leading to a sudden voltage drop across the network.

He said the CEB assures the public that immediate and long-term corrective actions are underway to pr...