Construction of the Siyambalanduwa solar power plant has reached 20% completion, Project Director Chamika Perera said.

Speaking to reporters, Perera said there are plans to install 200,000 solar panels using a single‑axis tracking system. 

He emphasized that the facility is being built to international standards.

The project, spread across 500 acres in Siyambalanduwa, began in September last year under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. 

With an investment of Rs. 45 billion, the plant is expected to add 100 MW of capacity to the national electricity grid once completed. (Newswire)

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Cabinet approval has been granted for providing the necessary lands to the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority as a grant for the implementation of the 100MW solar power project in Siyambalanduwa. 

The Sri Lankan government expects to fulfil 70% of the electricity demand of the country from renewable power sources by the year 2030. 

According to the said policy, the 100 MW solar power garden project facility at Siyambalanduwa has been identified as one of the main projects. 

A portion of land with an extent of 219.7233 hectares, where farming or other cultivation is not conducted, has been identified for the implementation of that project.

Accordingly, the Cabinet approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Power and Energy to provide the said land to the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority as a grant, taking into consideration the strategic importance of the proposed project, and enabling the swift commencement of the project. (Newswire)

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The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has awarded the tender contract for the development of the Solar Park Facility at Siyambalanduwa, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said on Friday (Aug. 18). 

Taking to ‘X’, Minister Kanchana Wijesekera stated that the tender contract was awarded to Consortium of Lakdhanavi Limited, Wind Force PLC, and Blue Circle Pte Ltd.

He further stated that the companies will oversee the development of the 100MW Ground-Mount Solar Park Facility at Siyambalanduwa.

Minister Kanchana Wijesekera added that the project is to be completed by the end of 2025. (NewsWire)

CEB awarded the tender contract to Consortium of Lakdhanavi Limited, Wind Force PLC and Blue Circle Pte Ltd to develop the 100MW Ground mount Solar Park Facility at Siyambalanduwa. The project is to be completed by the end of 2025. pic.twitter.com/rhWMsjnKU6

— Kanchana Wijesekera (@kanchana_wij) August 18, 2023

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