Kumara Jayakody
Kumara Jayakody is the Minister of Energy in Sri Lanka, who recently addressed the public regarding a significant blackout caused by a monkey's intrusion at a major electricity substation in Panadura. He provided an explanation for the incident, detailing how the animal's contact with the network transformer led to a system imbalance, resulting in widespread power outages across the island.
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Minister Kumara Jayakody is facing a no-confidence motion presented by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party.
ඇමති කුමාර ජයකොඩිට විශ්වාස භංගයක්
Sri Lanka· 2026-03-07
Kumara Jayakody has been charged with corruption related to a loss of 88.5 million rupees to the government.
බලශක්ති ඇමැතිට අල්ලසෙන් නඩු - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2026-03-07
Kumara Jayakody is the Minister of Power who was unaware of the extension given to the Director General of the Reform Secretariat.
සේවා දිගුවකින් ඇමැති - ලේකම් ගැටෙයි?Sri Lanka· 2025-10-25
Kumara Jayakody, the Minister of Power, participated in the committee meeting.
’’උමා ඔයේ කඳුළු’’ බලන්න ලාල් ලා බණ්ඩාරවෙලටSri Lanka· 2025-06-26
Kumara Jayakody, the Minister of Power, is participating in the World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi.
බලශක්ති ඇමති ලෝක උපයෝගිතා සමුළුවටSri Lanka· 2025-05-26Kumara Jayakody, the Minister of Power, is participating in the World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi.
බලශක්ති ඇමති ලෝක උපයෝගිතා සමුළුවටSri Lanka· 2025-05-26Kumara Jayakody, the power minister, blamed a monkey for the nationwide blackout.
Sri Lanka: Monkey blamed for nationwide blackout as island scrambles to restore power
United States· 2025-02-14Kumara Jayakody is the Minister of Energy who commented on the blackout caused by a monkey.
«Απόλυτο χάος»: Μια μαϊμού προκάλεσε μπλακ άουτ σε όλη τη Σρι Λάνκα
Greece· 2025-02-10Kumara Jayakody is the energy minister who reported on the monkey causing the power outage.
‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka
United Kingdom· 2025-02-10Kumara Jayakody is the energy minister who reported that a monkey caused a power outage in Sri Lanka.
Abe er skyld i strømafbrydelse i hele Sri Lanka
Denmark· 2025-02-09Kumara Jayakody is the Minister of Energy who reported the power outage caused by a monkey.
На Шри-Ланке пропал свет из-за падения обезьяны на линию электропередач — РБК
Russia· 2025-02-09