9 Feb 2025 nationwide blackout
What happened
Sri Lanka suffered an island-wide power failure. Later technical explanation pointed to low system inertia and exceptionally high solar contribution as the primary system condition.
Accountability assessment
What this record does and does not attribute to the government (see methodology). Where an underlying problem predates this government, only its handling is attributed.
A grid-resilience and system-management failure rather than simply an animal-related accident.
Evidence label: Confirmed failure (A documented failure: a procedural breach, official inquiry or court finding, an admitted error, or a fact-checked false claim.). Record as of edition 2026-08-24.
Sources
Connected incidents
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Follow these links in the evidence trail explorer- AI-distorted national emblem publishedConfirmed
- 'Monkey caused blackout' explanationConfirmed
- Adani wind-project withdrawalPolicy shortfall
- Solar-curtailment controversyDisputed
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