Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2019
Effective End Year: 
2025
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable, Bioenergy, Solar, Wind
Issued by: 
Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority
Overall Summary: 
The Renewable Energy Development Plan Phase I (2019-2025) is compiled in order to meet the statutory requirement spelt out in section 8 of Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act (No. 35 of 2007).
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
Biomass projects will be added giving priority to the areas with high Biomass energy resource potential identified in the RE resource inventory.Waste to Energy Projects are also included in the Biomass category.
RE targets: 
25 projects of 1 MW X 60 Nos.solar power tender will be added in 2019, and the balance will be added in 2020. Projects under 1 MW X 90 Nos. solar power tender will be added in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Further, the already tendered 10 MW projects of Valachchanai and Vaunathivu will be added in 2020. Apart from these, atotal capacity of 360 MW will be added from 2021 to 2025 from this type of projects other than solar parks. Monaragala, Pooneryn, Polonnruwa and Mahiyanganaya have been identified for establishing solar parks. Out of these, 100 MW from Monaragala and 130 MW from Pooneryn will be added by 2021. 100 MW each will be added from Polonnaruwa, Monaragala and Mahiyanganaya in the period 2023-2025. Apart from these, Maduru Oya floating solar project will be added in 2021.Solar roof top systems will be added through the Soorya Bala Sangramaya project. --- Wind power plants with a total capacity of 210 MW will be added in 2020,2022 and 2023.Other wind power plants will be added giving priority to the areas with high wind energy resource potential identified in the RE resource inventory. A pilot project on offshore wind energy will be connected to the national grid in 2025.