Country Sri Lanka Status Proposed Type Onshore Owner Ceylon Electricity Board Construction cost 17 billion INR | Location Mannar Island Commission date June 2018 Nameplate capacity 100 MW Construction began April 2016 | |
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The Mannar Island Wind Farm (also sometimes shortened as Mannar Wind Farm) is a proposed 100-megawatt wind farm to be built on the southern coast of the Mannar Island, in Sri Lanka. The project would cost approximately Rs. 17 billion (US$120 million), 70% of which will be borne by the Samurdhi Bank, while the remaining 30% will be borne by the developers, the Ceylon Electricity Board. Identification of land plots and ownership has already begun.
The wind farm is expected to commence operations in mid-2018, under the request of Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. Tenders for the construction will be called in April 2016. The wind farm is part of a larger 300-megawatt mixed-ownership wind power development plan on the Mannar Island.
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