Sri Lanka

Trincomalee Power Co. Ltd (TPCL), a 50:50 joint venture between Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board and India’s NTPC Ltd, has invited bids for the EPC package of a 50 MW (AC), Phase I ground-mounted solar project at Sampoor, Sri Lanka, while NTPC Green Energy Ltd. (NGEL) has floated a separate tender for an EPC package with land to develop cumulative 100 MW agri-PV projects across four Indian states.

Kumara Jayakody, Minister of Energy, Government of Sri Lanka, and Muaviyath Mohamed, Minister of State, Environment and Tourism, Maldives, recently visited Jakson Group’s fully automated solar module manufacturing facility in Greater Noida to witness its advanced capabilities and explore avenues for clean energy partnerships.

Prime minister of India Narendra Modi and president of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake jointly launched the ground breaking ceremony of the initial 50 MW of the 120 MW solar power project in Sri Lanka recently.

Trincomalee Power Co. Ltd, a 50:50 JV company between NTPC and Ceylon Electricity Board, has finalized a 5.97 US cents per unit tariff for its 50 MW project in Sampoor, Trincomalee, after rounds of deliberations with various stakeholders in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has launched a tender for 165 MW (AC) of ground-mounted solar, accepting applicants to develop solar plants up to 5 MW ins size, connected to one of 20 selected substations across the country. The winners will sign 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board.

Australia’s United Solar Group has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 700 MW of floating solar and a 1.5 GWh battery project in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s government-owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is inviting applications for the development of 1 MW to 5 MW ground-mounted solar projects – totaling 70 MW – with 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA).

The Sri Lankan government’s Ministry of Power and Energy is inviting applicants to submit proposals for the construction of two 100 MW floating solar plants at the hydroelectric Samanalawewa Reservoir. The aim is to complement and “leverage” the country’s third-largest hydroelectric scheme through PV.

India’s largest EV store chain, which has a pan-India retail network of 100+ outlets, has entered the Sri Lankan 2-wheeler market through a joint venture company with cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga. The company will also start EV assembly in India by the end of December and roll out its products using battery technology developed with partner iPower.  

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