The approvals are for two wind projects in Mannar, Pooneryn Sri Lanka has granted provisional approval to Adani Green Energy for an investment of over $500 million in two wind projects in Sri Lanka’s northern province. The two projects will come up in Mannar and Pooneryn, said Sri Lanka’s power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera […]
Sri Lanka Seeks Remittances Jump Start From Electric Cars – EQ Mag Pro
REFILES to get rid of garble in par 9 Sri Lanka offered its overseas workers the right to buy electric vehicles duty-free on Tuesday to encourage them to send money home and boost the cash-strapped nation’s depleted foreign exchange reserves. The island nation banned vehicle imports in March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began to […]
Sri Lanka to implement renewable energy generation plan – EQ Mag Pro
Preparations are being made to search for roof spaces in order to install solar panels on industrial, government, hospital, and hotel roofs Facing a power crisis, Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday said that an accelerated renewable energy generation plan is likely to be implemented from June 1. The decision […]
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka, India revive talks to link electric grids – EQ Mag Pro
COLOMBO: India and Sri Lanka have resumed talks on linking their electricity grids, officials told Reuters on Tuesday, a step that could aid New Delhi’s goal of reducing China’s influence on the island nation, now grappling with a severe economic crisis. There was no immediate prospect that power cuts brought by the crisis could be […]
India, Sri Lanka sign agreement for setting up hybrid power plants in northern Jaffna – EQ Mag Pro
Colombo : India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement on implementing hybrid power projects on three Sri Lankan islands off northern Jaffna, replacing the Chinese venture cleared by the Cabinet last year. In January 2021, Chinese firm Sinosar-Etechwin was awarded the contract to install a hybrid renewable energy system in Nainativu, Delft or Neduntheevu […]
India extends USD 1 billion line of credit to Sri Lanka – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi: India announced a USD 1 billion line of credit to Sri Lanka on Thursday as part of its financial assistance to help the island nation deal with its economic crisis. After an agreement to extend the line of credit was inked, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has always […]
Adani Group signs deal for two power projects in Sri Lanka – EQ Mag Pro
Adani Group has signed a deal for two large power projects in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, six months after it secured a strategic port terminal project in Colombo. The agreement has not been officially announced by Sri Lanka, Adani Group or Indian authorities to jointly execute renewable power projects in Mannar, on the northwest coast […]
India Sri Lanka sign agreement to build solar power plant in island nation – EQ Mag Pro
Colombo : India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement for developing a 100 megawatt solar power plant in the island nation’s eastern port district of Trincomalee, as part of the efforts to strengthen bilateral economic partnership, including through cooperation in the renewable energy sector. The signing ceremony took place on Friday at the Ministry […]
Adani Bags Power Projects In Sri Lanka – EQ Mag Pro
Adani Group has struck a deal for two significant power projects in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Six months after securing a vital port terminal project in Colombo that it is now being implemented with majority stakes, Adani Group has struck a deal for two significant power projects in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. From the Sri […]
In Conversation with Mr. Damitha Kumarasinghe, Director General, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka @ #REMasterTalks – EQ Mag Pro
We at team RE MasterTalk bring you an exclusive interview with Mr. Damitha Kumarasinghe, Director General, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka. He was very kind to spare some time from his busy schedule and discuss about Sri Lanka’s Renewable Energy Sector with Mr. Amit Sharma. Here is the sneak-peak of the conversation Please read […]
