Sri Lanka Scrambles to Restore Power

Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage
Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted supply to the island's 22 million people.
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Fighting monkeys cause nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has grappled with a struggling energy grid for years, and monkeys are making it worse. On Sunday at around 11:00 local time (12:30 AM EST), a nationwide blackout forced its 22 million residents to either turn to personal generators,
One Monkey VS The Entire Sri-Lankan Power Grid
Electrical grids are built to resist human interference and natural disasters. But turns out, Sri Lanka's power grid wasn't ready for what this little monkey had in store for it.
Sri Lanka goes dark—and a monkey is to blame! What travellers need to know
Sri Lanka faced a significant statewide power outage caused by a monkey entering a substation. The disruption lasted several hours, impacting millions and prioritizing critical facilities. Authorities cautioned potential ongoing power cuts due to a resulting plant breakdown,
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Adani Green Withdraws From Two Wind Power Projects in Sri Lanka
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Adani Group pulls out of $440mn wind power projects in Sri Lanka
India’s Adani Group has decided to pull out of its $440mn wind power projects in Sri Lanka after the new government in Colombo launched a review of the tariffs agreed for the deal.
India's Adani to pull out of Sri Lanka wind power projects
India's Adani Green Energy has told Sri Lanka it will withdraw from two proposed wind power projects, the company said on ...
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