Adani Green Energy gets provisional nod for Lankan projects

19 Aug 2022 CW Team

Adani Green Energy was issued provisional approvals for two wind power projects in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province at an investment of over $500 million, the country’s Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara announced.

Wijesekara said in a tweet that he has met officials of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Sustainable Development Authority to discuss the progress of renewable energy projects. Adani Green Energy was issued provisional approvals for two wind projects of 286 MW in Mannar and 234 MW in Pooneryn.

The minister said in another tweet, "21 of 46 Projects that were delayed due to CEB Act amendments will enter into PP agreements next week. 26 Renewable proposals from EOIs that were given Provisional Approvals to be expedited with Grid clearance and transmission plans and other proposals to be evaluated within 30 days."

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