Solar power users asked to turn off inverters until 3 PM today

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April 14, Colombo, Daily Mirror - The National System Control Center has issued a special request to rooftop solar power system owners, asking them to voluntarily switch off their solar inverters today, April 14, until 3:00 PM.

According to statements from EDL (Private) Limited and NSO (Private) Limited, this measure is a direct response to the significantly low electricity demand recorded across the national grid during the New Year festive season.

As industrial activity and general commercial consumption slow down for the holidays, the excess energy generated by decentralized solar systems can create challenges for grid management.

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Steffen Kirchner Tuesday, 14 April 2026 12:07 PM

It would make more sense to shut down the fossil power plants.

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Mizaru Tuesday, 14 April 2026 01:12 PM

The problem in not the generation capacity. It is the capacity of the grid in that particular area. This is beyond the control of the CEB as they do not have an intelligent grid.

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Dilshan Tuesday, 14 April 2026 03:23 PM

Then everyone will stay in the dark in the nights

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Jen Tuesday, 14 April 2026 07:07 PM

And/or shut down the coal powered energy generation, from the sub-standard coal which is also causing mercury pollution.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 15 April 2026 01:09 AM

Then the commission payments to Pellawatte stops.

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Mohan Somasundaram Wednesday, 15 April 2026 06:55 AM

Surely You don't understand how the system works

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Sharmi Tuesday, 14 April 2026 12:49 PM

Too late. Almost everyone who have solar power are away for the long weekend and not at home to switch off.

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Lyndon Jayasinghe Tuesday, 14 April 2026 02:02 PM

If the engineers who recommend this have intelligence they must first ask the public who have solar not to off but the following 1) if you have electric cars charge those during that period. 2) Ask people to cook using electric power during that period and save on Gas. 3) Ask the people who does not have solar power to cook with electricity ( induction cooker or hot plate ) and give them a unit at a very cheap rate during that period. None solar power consumers will be saving their cooking gas. Which is a saving for the country. Use the natural solar energy to the maximum and save our countries foreign exchange. Let the none solar electricity consumers also benefit. The CEB without asking solar operators to off they can ask the none solar operators to cook with electricity during that period. Which will benefit the country. Lyndon Jayasinghe.

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TJ Tuesday, 14 April 2026 04:39 PM

Why is it curtailing the purchase of power from the private power manufacturers

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Kd Tuesday, 14 April 2026 06:09 PM

Wtf kind of energy management is this. We should be doubling down on solar in these times so we are not dependent on oil and gas from other nations

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Antonita Tuesday, 14 April 2026 10:39 PM

In Sri Lanka, there are warnings about electricity shortages, yet rooftop solar users are being asked to switch off their inverters due to low demand. This appears contradictory. If solar users are told to shut down, how are they expected to meet their own energy needs, especially when the country has abundant sunlight year-round? Instead of curtailing solar generation, the focus should be on upgrading infrastructure to better integrate and utilise this clean resource. This highlights the need for more consistent and forward-looking energy planning.

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nawagamu Wednesday, 15 April 2026 05:54 AM

It is stupid to keep using their power plants and not encourage more solar power generations.

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