Solar power generation pilot projects on the surface of Chandrika wewa Reservoir and on the surface of Kiriiban wewa Reservoir get green light from Cabinet

The Cabinet of  Ministers approved the proposal made by the Minister of Irrigation to provide 0.99 hectares each on the water surface of the Chandrika wewa Reservoir located in the Embilipitiya Divisional Secretariat Area and the water surface of the Kiriibban wewa Reservoir located in Sewanagala Divisional Secretariat Area and plots of 0.1 hectares each from the reservoir reserves (for activities such as construction of power plants and transmission stations, training of maintenance workers and maintenance of solar panels) to the Sri Lanka Solar Energy Authority on an annual lease basis

Implementation of the two proposed pilot projects will add about 3 Gigawatt hours of annual electricity generation to the national grid.