An power outage was reported from several areas including Colombo, Nugegoda, Rajagiriya, Matale, Ampara, Gampaha and Kandy.
CEB sources said that restoriation work was underway at the time this edition went to press.
The Ceylon Electricity Board launched a
token strike. Convener Ranjan Jayalal said the power failures may have been casued by the shortage of fuel to generate electricity due to the Ceylon Petroleum Coorporation strike.