The Sri Lankan government has given its nod to the construction of 28 small scale solar power plants to be located in north-central and eastern regions of the country. Power generated by the projects will be bought by national electricity utility Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) at tariffs ranging between LKR 12.84 ($0.072) to LKR 15.93 ($0.089) per kWh, according to Economynext. Contracts were awarded to investors to projects to come up in Anuradhapura, Vavunathiva, Mahawa, Pannala and Valachchenai. Local media reports do not specify when the tenders were issued or how much capacity these 28 projects add up to. In January 2018, CEB called for proposals under the country’s Soorya Bala Sangramaya Phase II program for 90 small-scale rooftop solar PV projects of 1 MW capacity each to be developed and connected to the grid on a build, own, operate basis (see Sri Lanka Tenders 90 MW Of Small-Scale PV). Anu Bhambhani is the Senior News Editor of TaiyangNews Write, follow the author.
The Sri Lankan government has approved the building of 28 small-scale solar schemes in Anuradhapura, Vavunathiva, Mahawa, Pannala and Valachchenai. Solar panels will be installed on roofs to generate electricity for households that are not connected to the grid. No capacity or winning bidder details were revealed.