Sri Lanka on Thursday said there was a serious threat to the country’s power and energy system, which had led to military deployment to protect all power installations and sub-stations.
Deputy Power and Energy Minister Ajith Perera told the media that the police had launched investigation into Sunday’s nationwide power failure which was suspected to be an act of sabotage, Xinhua news agency said.
President Maithripala Sirisena had appointed a special committee to investigate the incident.
The minister said the government was putting in place all measures to rectify and upgrade the power and energy system to provide uninterrupted electricity supply to all parts of the country in future.