Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- The National System Operator (NSO) said it has initiated an internal investigation to determine how a nationwide power outage occurred within 30 seconds on Saturday (17).Switch Power Plans
Around 11:43:30 am on Saturday, a power generator abruptly disconnected from the national grid. The resulting imbalance caused a total collapse of the islandwide electricity supply in less than 30 seconds.
According to the NSO, restoration activities commenced within a very short time following the collapse. Accordingly, by 12:11 pm, engineers worked to add major hydroelectric power generation units back to the system, concurrently restoring the overall grid across four separate sub-systems.
However, it is reported that reconnecti...