Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2020-12-07

Implementation of the 100 MW Siyambalanduwa Solar Power Plant under the Private Sector Investment

- The necessary preliminary steps such as feasibility study, allocation of lands, environmental impact assessment etc., have been taken at present to implement the Siyabalanduwa Solar Power Plant. The assistance of the Asian Development Bank has been received to conduct an implementation method on the development of that power plant and the financial analysis. The said analysis has proved that the single power plant of 100MW and transmission facilities should be implemented as a single procument of 100 MW single power plant and transmission facilities, if it is to obtain the lowest charge for power purchase for the generation and transmission of a unit of electricity according to the various capacity opportunities that could be implemented. As such, the proposal made by the Minister of Power to initiate the procurement procedure by the Ceylon Electricity Board, the licensee of transmission, to implement the proposed project through private sector investments and to construct the power line from Medagama to Ampara by the Ceylon Electricity Board under the aforementioned project, was approved by the Cabinet.