Sri Lanka in pitch darkness..? electricity supply stopped?

Srilanka has gone into darkness for once. electricity supply stopped in sri lanka on saturday due to a technical problem. As a result, the country became pitch dark. The condition of the patients in the hospitals has become unbearable. sri lanka, which is already suffering from a severe economic crisis, has another new problem. Due to a technical problem in that country, the electricity supply stopped for a time. The electricity has been out for a few hours. As a result, the condition of patients in the hospitals of that country has become miserable. Other emergency services are also suffering.

According to 'ABC' News, this situation arose in sri lanka due to the failure of a system in the main transmission lines. She said that is why there was a power outage. The power outage started on saturday evening. However, the officials there have revealed that they are taking aggressive measures to get rid of this problem. Officials said the restoration is being done in a phased manner and it may take some time to fully restore the power supply. sri lanka relies heavily on hydropower for electricity generation. Coal and oil are used to fill the remaining deficit. However, sri lanka has been experiencing daily power cuts for several months last year due to falling water levels in hydroelectric dams. Sri Lanka's foreign exchange reserves have dwindled as the economic crisis unfolds. Due to this, it is facing difficulties in importing oil and coal reserves from abroad. That is why this power crisis has worsened.
In 2022, sri lanka was plunged into an economic crisis and the then president Gotabaya Rajapaksa had to step down due to intense protests. The country declared bankruptcy in april 2022 with more than $83 billion in debt. Meanwhile, under the new President Ranil Wickremesinghe, uninterrupted power supply was restored. However the government is trying to raise revenue by increasing electricity charges and imposing heavy new income taxes on professionals and traders. However, people are increasingly dissatisfied with this. That is why sri lanka is seeking support from the international Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the economy.
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Sowmiya Sriram

10/12/2023 02:34 PM