Vidullanka PLC commissioned a 2MW Ground Mounted Solar Power Plant in Horana last week investing over Rs. 450 million.
The 2MW Horana Solar PV Power Project has been developed by Vidullanka PLC, through one of its subsidiaries, Horana Solar Power Pvt Ltd. This is the third Ground Mounted Solar project of the Group, which is expected to annually feed 4.5GWh of much needed clean energy to the National Grid of Sri Lanka, thereby saving 3,300 metric tons of carbon emissions.
This project was awarded as part of the 150MW AC Solar PV tender floated by the Ceylon Electricity Board; and is the first project to be implemented as part of the tender. 4,480 numbers of 535Wp Bi-facial PV Modules have been installed on 80 Single Axis Trackers which rotate based on the sun path. The project is powered with 10 No’s of 200kW String Inverters and connected to the 33kV national grid.
Even amidst tightening constraints in terms of exponential finance costs and high project cost overruns, the company persevered and has successfully reached completion and commissioning. Vidullanka PLC is a pioneer operating in the renewable energy spectrum for the past two decades with renewable energy projects across Sri Lanka and Africa, specializing in Hydro, Solar and Dendro energy sources. As of now, it currently has a project portfolio of 20 operational projects with a total installed capacity of 51MW contributing over 185 GWh to the respective national grids of Sri Lanka & Uganda.
At present, it is working on undertaking an EPC contract in Guyana to design and build two Hydro Power Projects with a combined capacity of 2.2MW to the Guyana Energy Authority. The company was also engaged by a renewable energy developer in Rwanda to advise and consult them on the operations of 5 Hydro Power Plants. The company has a steady project pipeline across including hydro, solar and wind in both Asian & African markets which are at various stages of project development.
The opening ceremony was held at the plant premises in Horana was presided by Minister of Power and Energy, Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, State Minister of Power and Energy, Minister Indika Anuruddha, Rohan Seneviratne, General Manager of Ceylon Electricity Board and Chairman of Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority.