Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- The National System Operator has requested the public to disconnect rooftop solar panel systems until further notice and cooperate with efforts to restore the electricity network.

The islandwide power outage occurred this morning (17), disrupting electricity supply across the entire country.

The National System Operator said work is currently underway to restore the power system as quickly as possible.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....