The Uma Oya multipurpose development project is expected to be connected to the National Grid by June 2023, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said on Tuesday (13).
The Uma Oya Hydropower Complex is an irrigation and hydroelectric complex currently under construction in the Badulla District of Sri Lanka.
In a Twitter message, Minister Wijesekera said that a meeting was held on the Uma Oya project which will add 120MW of Hydropower to the National Grid.
“Officials of Farab Energy and Water projects of Iran and Farab International FZE, the construction and engineering company, have assured that the construction will be completed by end of April 2023,” he said.
The minister added that they have also assured that the Uma Oya project will be connected to the national grid by June 2023.
The agreement on the Uma Oya Project was signed in April 2008 between the Irrigation Ministry and the Farab Energy and water projects of Iran and Farab International FZE collectively with a 5-year contract period plus one year maintenance period. (NewsWire)