Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has awarded a 10MW solar project contract to Colombo-based firm Didul, at a cost or LKR12.49/kWh (US$0.079).
The solar plant will be located on land near a substation in Valachchenai, Eastern Sri Lanka, and will be set up on a Build Own and Operate (BOO) basis.
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The Cabinet approved the proposal presented by Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Minister of Power and Renewable Energy to award the contract.
Back in January, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) issued a request for proposal (RfP) for 90 small-scale solar projects of 1MW capacity each under the second stage of the Suryabala Sangramaya Programme – Phase II.