‘Windscape Mannar’ 20 Mw Wind Power Plant Inaugurated Under President’s Patronage

COLOMBO (News 1st); In line with the Government’s programme to achieve the target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 20-megawatt ‘Windscape Mannar’ wind power plant constructed in Mannar was officially connected to the national grid this morning (15) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Under the ‘Windscape Mannar’ project, for the first time in Sri Lanka’s energy history, four of the country’s largest wind turbines, each with a capacity of 5 megawatts, have been commissioned.

The project has enabled a substantial amount of foreign exchange, which would otherwise have flowed to foreign contractors, to be retained within the country, thereby further strengthening the domestic economy.

The President unveiled the commemorative plaque to declare the wind power plant open and also participated in the turbine commissioning ceremony.

Minister of Energy, Engineer Kumara Jayakody; Deputy Minister of Energy, Arkham Ilyas; Mannar District Secretary K. Kanakeswaran; General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Engineer Shirley Kumar; Chairman of the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Professor Wijendra Bandara; and several other officials, were present at the event.