Electricity has been cut off across the capital city, Malé’ and Hulhumalé.

In connection with this, State Electric Company (STELCO) has stated that due to a technical issue, power service has been disrupted in Malé’ and Hulhumalé’. They have also mentioned that efforts to identify and resolve the problem are ongoing.

STELCO has said that generators in Malé’ and Hulhumalé’ have been started, and power has now been restored to critical locations such as IGMH (Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital) and Dharumavantha Hospital.

In addition to this, they have stated that work is continuing to restore power to other areas of Malé’ and Hulhumalé.

Due to the power outage, many schools in Malé’ have now been closed. Further, numerous businesses have also been shut down.