Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Owners of rooftop solar should shut down their units until 3pm, only in the event of receiving a request via SMS.

This announcement came by the Ceylon Electricity Board at a time when the state power supplier called on all rooftop solar system owners across Sri Lanka to voluntarily switch off their solar photovoltaic systems during the daytime from 9am to 3pm until April 21, 2025.

In a statement, the CEB stated that at any given moment, electricity production should exactly match the consumption and If customers are not using much electricity or closed down, electricity production too, has to be reduced.

Especially on Sundays and national holidays, the customer demand is very low, and therefore, the electricity s...