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How Reliable is the Power in Sri Lanka

Written by Dijital Team | Nov 5, 2025

When you have an offshore team, reliability is everything. For IT businesses and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), even a few minutes of downtime can make the difference between a happy client and a frustrated one. So, it is only natural that one of the first questions we get asked is:

“How reliable is the power in Sri Lanka?”

The short answer? It is stable, resilient, and continually improving especially in the key business districts where Dijital Team operates.

 

Sri Lanka’s Power Grid: Strong Fundamentals, Steady Improvement

 

Sri Lanka has one of the most reliable power infrastructures in South Asia. More than 99.9% of the population now has access to electricity, and the country ranks among the highest in the region for grid coverage and reliability.

While Sri Lanka like most developing nations has faced occasional power challenges in the past, the situation today is very different. The government and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have invested heavily in generation capacity, renewable energy projects, and grid resilience to ensure consistent supply.

  • Hydropower still forms a strong backbone of supply, supplemented by thermal and solar generation.
  • Urban centres like Colombo and Kandy are prioritised for continuity given their commercial and digital-services importance.
  • The uptime in business districts around the island typically exceeds 99% which often exceeds many mature markets.

 

Power Reliability for Business Districts

 

Areas like Colombo’s World Trade Centre where Dijital Team’s head office is located, benefit from:

  • Dual power feeds and well-maintained urban substations.
  • Government prioritisation for business continuity.
  • Close proximity to data centres, ISPs, and enterprise infrastructure zones.

In Kandy, where Dijital Team recently opened its second office, the same standards apply. Both cities are part of Sri Lanka’s Smart City initiative, which has accelerated improvements in energy reliability, connectivity, and sustainable infrastructure.

 

Dijital Team’s Extra Layer of Resilience

 

Even with a strong national grid, we do not leave reliability to chance. Every Dijital Team consultant working remotely or from our office locations is provided with:

  • A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) to protect equipment and maintain uptime during short power fluctuations or brief grid outages.
  • Business-grade laptops and peripherals that can continue running during temporary interruptions.
  • Cloud-based communication and project systems such as Microsoft 365, Teams, and other secure collaboration tools that keep our teams connected, even if they switch power sources.

This approach ensures our customers experience zero operational disruption even if there is a temporary local issue.

 

A Realistic Comparison

 

If you are comparing Sri Lanka to other popular offshore destinations like the Philippines, Vietnam, or parts of India, you will find the power reliability and recovery times are now equivalent or better in most urban zones.

With the combination of high grid coverage, rapid restoration times, affordable renewable expansion means your offshore team in Sri Lanka is just as stable if not more so than in most other developing markets.

 

Reliability is Built into the Dijital Team Model

 

At Dijital Team, we design resilience into everything we do from connectivity and hardware standards to data security and uptime guarantees. We know that for our global customers, uninterrupted operations are not optional they are essential.

So, when you ask, “How reliable is the power in Sri Lanka? “you can be confident that we have built layers of protection and infrastructure to keep your offshore team running smoothly, no matter what happens.

 

Powering Growth with Confidence

 

Sri Lanka’s infrastructure has evolved dramatically in recent years with reliable power, fast internet, and skilled talent make it an ideal destination for building high-performing offshore teams.

With Dijital Team, you’re not just getting the right skills at the right price you are getting reliability, resilience, and peace of mind built in from day one.

Let’s have a chat about how Dijital Team can help you build a secure, scalable offshore team with the right skills at the right price. 

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