First ever ground mount solar power plant opens in Batticaloa

A total of 10 MW of ground-mount Solar Universe solar power plant in Vavunathivu, Batticaloa, was opened this morning.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that the Ministry had invested in the development of Wind Force, Vidu Lanka and Hi-Energy.

He also said that it is the first agri-voltaic solar power plant in the country. It will add 20 GWh annually to the National Grid.

"The solar plant is equipped with 243 single-axis trackers with 18,676 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. It consists of 47 inverters, four smart transformer stations, and an in-house developed supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system," he said.

This solar panel provides 20GWh of electricity to the national grid annually while reducing 15,000 carbon dioxide emissions, he said. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)