Wind power project in the pipeline

A feasibility study will be carried out soon in connection with the setting up of a wind power project in the North Western coastal town of Mannar, General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board Shavindra Fernando has said.The proposed project is expected to generate 200 Megawatts of electricity.

The feasibility study would be carried out as part of Sri Lanka's attempt to turn to renewable electricity as a sustainable solution to the energy crisis. The study is expected to be completed next year.

The Government plans to increase the wind power capacity to 10 percent of the island's total power generation. Sri Lanka expects Asian Development Bank assistance to launch the project.Several small-scale wind power plants are already in operation in the Kalpitiya area of the North Western coastal belt. A 30 Megawatt plant operated by Senok Wind Power located in Kalpitiya area has been in operation since 2010.