<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka experienced a countrywide power outage due to a transmission failure in part of power grid. The failure happened in the afternoon and power minister has said that it will take few more hours for the electricity to be restored. <br />''<br />''A spokesman of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said the disruption has been caused by a sudden technical failure in the transmission system. There are reports of traffic congestion due to traffic lights not functioning while water supply was also affected in many areas.</span><br />