Power goes out from towers in Hulhumale’ Phase II just two weeks after last outage

Power went out in some of the residential towers in Hulhumale’ Phase II on Saturday afternoon, just two weeks after a similar outage left the area without electricity for hours.

State Electric Company (STELCO) confirms that the power is out in parts of Hulhumale’ Phase II.

According to STELCO, power is out in:

• Hiyaa towers 5, 6, 7
• Vinares 10
• Amaan Dhoadhi 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
• Amaan Udhares 5, 6
• MPL towers

The state utility company attributed this to a technical issue.

“We are working on identifying and resolving the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience,” added the company in a post on X.

ދިމާވި ޓެކްނިކަލަް މައްސަލައަކާއި ގުޅިގެން ހުޅުމާލޭ ދެވަނަ ފިޔަވަހީގެ ބައެއް ސަރަހައްދުތަކުން ވަނީ ކަރަންޓުގެ ހިދުމަތް މެދުކެނޑިފައި. މައްސަލަ ދެނަގަނެ ހައްލު ކުރުމުގެ މަސައްކަތް ދަނީ ކުރެވެމުން. ދިމާވާނެ ދަތިތަކަށް މަޢާފަށް އެދެން.

— STELCO (@STELCOMALDIVES) April 25, 2026

The latest outage comes after a similar one on April 12 left parts of Hulhumale’ Phase II without power for around eight hours.

The outage was attributed to damage to the main electricity cable due to construction work.