COLOMBO: Struggling to generate power amid the ongoing financial crisis, Sri Lanka has given the go-ahead to two wind power projects by Adani Group worth more than $400 million.
The Board of Investment (BOI) Sri Lanka approved two plants by Adani Green Energy Ltd. at Mannar and Pooneryn, the former war-torn areas in the North, the BOI said.
According to BOI, the two wind power plants of 350 mw which are scheduled to be commissioned in two years, would be added to the national grid by 2025.
The wind power plant in Mannar will generate 250 mw while the one at Pooneryn will produce 100 mw. The new projects will generate nearly 1,500-2,000 jobs.
A group of officials from the Adani Group recently met the Sri Lanka Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara.
