Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2025-02-19 (Subject to Confirmation at the next Meeting)

Establishment of 50 MW (Phase I) and 70 MW (Phase II) Solar Power Plants at Sampoor, Trincomalee

- The Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of India have entered into an Agreement to establish 50 MW (Phase I) and 70 MW (Phase II) Solar Power Plants at Sampoor, Trincomalee, on Build, Own and Operate basis by a joint venture of the Ceylon Electricity Board and the National Thermal Power Corporation of India, as a Government-to-Government Project. It has been decided to implement the proposed 50 MW solar power plant project through Trincomalee Power Company Ltd, which was established as a joint venture of the Ceylon Electricity Board and the National Thermal Power Corporation of India to implement the coal power plant project planned to be constructed at Sampur, Trincomalee. Accordingly, the proposal made by the Minister of Energy to pursue necessary action for the implementation of the proposed project, was approved by the Cabinet.