Progress of the Development Projects and Programmes During 2015 - 2018

Ministry of Power & Renewable Energy

Project/
Location Progress of
Programme Implementation
Name of the Project/ (Province/ TEC (Rs. Mn)/ Source the Project/
Duration/ Economic and Social Benefits Agency/
Programme District/ DS of Funding Programme
Start Date and Department
Division) (%)
End Date
Improve the quality of the life,
Provide Loan facility
Enhance micro enterprises and
of Rs. 40,000/- with 7%
"Ratama Eliyai - Andura Efficent use of Electricity
interest rate and 72 Ceylon Electricity
1 Duralai" Jatika Viduli All Island 2015 - 2016 100%
repayment instalments Board
Sathkaraya
to get electricity
connection

Saving the foreign exchange for

2 3 x 10 MW Solar Power Plants
importation of fossil fuel
annualy for electricity
Build-Own-Opeate generation, Increase the share
Hambanthota 2016 - 2017 100% Private Sector
(BOO) of Renewable energy in
electricity generation and
Emmissions free environmental
friendly electricity generation

Saving the foreign exchange for

3 10 MW Wind Power Plants
importation of fossil fuel
annualy for electricity
Build-Own-Opeate generation, Increase the share
Puttlam 2015 100% Private Sector
(BOO) of Renewable energy in
electricity generation and
Emmissions free environmental
friendly electricity generation

4 10 MW Solar Power Plants
5 10 MW Solar Power Plants
Clean Energy & Network
Efficiency Improvement
6 LKR Mn. 400
Project - Solar Rooftop Power
Generation Pilot
"Future Dreams - 2016"
7 All Island
School Energy Exhibition
Saving the foreign exchange for
importation of fossil fuel
annualy for electricity
Build-Own-Opeate generation, Increase the share
Vavuniya 2015 100% Private Sector
(BOO) of Renewable energy in
electricity generation and
Emmissions free environmental
friendly electricity generation
Saving the foreign exchange for
importation of fossil fuel
annualy for electricity
Build-Own-Opeate generation, Increase the share
Polonnaruwa 2015 100% Private Sector
(BOO) of Renewable energy in
electricity generation and
Emmissions free environmental
friendly electricity generation
Colombo, Kandy , Power generation through Ceylon Electricity
2013 - 2017 100%
Jaffna, Galle renewable energy Board
Make aware school children and
2016
teachers about new knowledge Sri Lanka
September -
LKR Mn. 40 of energy sector and concept of 100% Sustainable
2016
energy conseravation to school Energy Authority
November
community
 Reduce burden to the
Sri Lanka
Government Budget by
Installation of rooftop Solar Sustainable
generating Renewable Energy
8 Power systems in Public All Island LKR Mn. 245.2 2017 - 2018 100% Energy Authority
and Saving the foreign exchange
Sector Institutions & Ceylon
for importation of fossil fuel
Electricity Board
annualy for electricity generation

Reduce burden to the

Government Budget by
"Rivi Aruna" Programme Sri Lanka
generating Renewable Energy
9 (Hand over Solar pannels to All Island LKR Mn. 100 2017 100% Sustainable
and Saving the foreign exchange
cover 200 Religious centers ) Energy Authority
for importation of fossil fuel
annualy for electricity generation

Meter enclosure
10 Galigamuwa LKR Mn. 147 2017 Create more job opportunities 100% Sri Lanka Energies
Manufacturing project
System Control
Modernization - New System Sri Efficient control, data analysing Ceylon Electricity
11 LKR Mn. 2,863.4 2016 - 2018 100%
Control Centre at Sri Jayawardenapura and monitoring system Board
Jayawardanapura
 Progress of the Development Projects and Programmes During 2015 - 2018
Ministry of Power & Renewable Energy

Ongoing Projects

Project/
Location Progress of
Programme Implementation
Name of the Project/ (Province/ TEC (Rs. Mn)/ Source the Project/
Duration/ Economic and Social Benefits Agency/
Programme District/ DS of Funding Programme
Start Date and Department
Division) (%)
End Date
Low electricity generation cost
by hydro power generation
LKR Mn. 15,940
compared to the Thermal power
generation.
Procument
Construction of Moragolla 31 Ulapane, Kandy Asian Development Environment friendly power Ceylon Electricity
1 2017-2021 process is in
MW Hydro Power Project District, Bank generation. Board
progress
More employment
opportunities will be created
during the project construction
period.
Since this is Renewable energy
generation there will be no cost
100 MW Semi- Dispatchable LKR Mn. 24,000
for imported fossil fuels for Technical
type Wind Farm along the Ceylon Electricity
2 Mannar 2017-2018 electricity generation. Evaluation is
Southern Coast of Mannar Board
completed
Island More employment
Asian Development
opportunities will be created in
Bank
the area for public
 Procument
processs was
completed
and to get the
Cabinet
approval
Comparatively environmental Cabinet Memo
300 MW Liquidated Natural
Independent Power Friendly electricity generation was
3 Gas (LNG) Fired Combine Kerawalapitiya 2017-2019 Private Sector
Plant - BOO and capacity addition for base submitted.
Cycle Power Plant
load to meet electricity demand However,
Court case has
been filed by
one of NGO in
Supreme
Court in this
regard

Since this is Renewable energy Power

Construction of two 10MW generation there will be no cost purchase
4 Chunnakum Private Sector 2017-2019 Private Sector
solar power plants for imported fossil fuels for agreement
electricity generation. signed

Reduction of greenhouse gas

Promoting Sustainable emissions from the use of fossil
Sri Lanka
Biomass Energy Production 2016 January - fuel for thermal energy
5 All Island LKR Mn. 288 77% Sustainable
and Modern Bio-Energy 2018 December generation in the Sri Lanka
Energy Authority
Technologies industrial sector through
renewable energy
 Low electricity generation cost Preliminary
by hydro power generation activities going
LKR Mn. 7,250
compared to the Thermal power on and
generation. feasibility
Construction of Seetawaka Seethawaka, study is being Ceylon Electricity
6 2017-2022
20MW Hydro Power Plant Awissawella implemented Board

Environment friendly power

Ceylon Electricity Board
generation.
More employment
opportunities will be created
during the project construction
period.

Reliable, uninterrupted and high

quality electricity transmission
by minimizing the transmission
and distribution energy loss.
Green Power Development Therefore efficient electricity
and Energy Efficiency usage and higher productivity in
LKR Mn. 24,842
Improvement Investment the Industrial sector. Also more
(Tranche 2) foreign and local investment for
Industrial sector can be attracts
due to high quality and
uninterrupted power supply and
economic benefits can obtained.
 More employment
Hambantota 220kV Asian Development opportunities will be created
Hambantota,
Development Bank due to the advancement of
Industrial sector.

Also small and medium scale

Hambantota Grid Substation industries will be promoted
Kandy
220kV development among the public as self-
employment opportunities

Construction of New
Polpitiya-Hambantota 220kV, Mannar, Padukka
150km transmission line

Mannar - Nadukuda
Colombo
Transmission Development

Construction of Nadukuda
220/33 kV Grid Substation,
Vavunia
Augmentation at Mannar
220/33kV Grid Substation,
Construction of Mannar -
Nadukuda 220kV, 30km Horana, Ceylon Electricity
7 2017 - 2019 5%
transmission line Board
Construction of Padukka -
Horana 132kV, 25km Biyagama
transmission line
2nd cct stringing of Habarana-
Madampe
Valachcheai 132 kV Tra.line

Southern province
Construction of Colombo B
Substation
Construction of Single In &
Out Connection from
Colombo C - Kolonnawa
132kV 800mm2 Cable
Augmentation at Colombo C
and Kolonnawa Grid
Substations

Augmentation of Kotugoda
Grid Substation
Augmentation of Kolonnawa
Stanley Grid Substation
Augmentation of Padukka
Switching Station
Augmentation of Horana Grid
Substation
Augmentation of Dehiwala
Grid Substation
Augmentation of Madampe
Grid Substation
Construction of Biyagama
220/33kV GSS
Augmentation of Biyagama
Grid Substation
Construction of 33 kV
distribution Tower Lines and
Gantries
Electricity Supply Reliability All districts of the
LKR Mn. 14,040.5
Improvement Project country
 Asian Development
Bank
Procument of
Procurement of material for
materials
116 RE Schemes
complete 95%
Construction of 270.5 km Nainativu, Electricity will be supplied to the
long 33kV tower lines and 13 Analitivu, Delft every households in the country
no. of 33kV 2SSBB gantries Islands and this pave the way for
enhancement of more economic
Supply and Delivery of activities by Households. Small Ceylon Electricity
8 2017 -2019
Material for rural and medium scale Industries are Board
Pannipitiya &
electrification network also benefited by the supply of
Biyagama
extended and distribution electricity leads to social and
performance monitoring economic benefits to the
country.
Construction of Hybrid
renewable energy systems in
03 small islands (Nainativu, under bidding
Analitivu, Delft) stage

System Reliability
Improvement Project
Renewable Energy
Absorption Transmission
Development Project
9 2017-2020
Construction of four new Grid
Substations and related 132
kV Transmission Lines
Renewable energy generated by
Mini hydro power plants in
Maliboda, LKR Mn. 6,228 those areas will be absorbed to
Wewalwatta, the System. More clean and Ceylon Electricity
24%
Nawalapitiya renewable energy. Board
Ragala
More job opportunities will be
Agence Francise de
created during the project
Development (AFD)
construction phase.

Manufacturing of Smart
10 Meters locally and Introduce
to Energy Sector in Sri Lanka
Construction of 37 no. of
11
1MW solar power plants
Construction of 90 no. of
12
1MW Solar Power Plants
13 "Soorya Bala Sangramaya"
Considerable amount of foreign
exchange needed to import
Ceylon Electricity
Colombo LKR Mn. 49.2 2017 - 2019 smart meters for the country 99%
Board
will be saved. More
employments will be crated.
Renewable energy generated by
Solar power plants in those
Build- Own - Operate Tenders
All Island 2017-2018 areas will be absorbed to the Private Sector
(BOO) awarded
System. More clean and
renewable energy.
Electricity consumer become
electricity generators. And will
be able to earn income
according to the generated
Build- Own - Operate electricity. This will enhance Evaluation
All Island 2018 - 2020 Private Sector
(BOO) their quality of life. stage
Environmental friendly Green
electricity will be added to the
system.
Renewable Energy generation
Ceylon Electricity
and saving the foreign exchange Acheivment of
Board, Lanka
for importation of fossil fuel 100 MW of
Electricity Co.
annualy for electricity Solar roof top
(pvt) Ltd, Sri
All Island 2016 onwards generation, Increase the share systems. No.
Lanka Sustainable
of Renewable energy in of House hold
Energy Authority
electricity generation and connected
& Electricity
Emmissions free environmental 9,681
customers
friendly electricity generation