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Sri Lanka CEB tenders for BESS for grid augmentation with ADB funds

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board, had tendered for 100MW/100MWh battery energy systems (BESS), to upgrade its grid to accommodate more intermittent renewables. The BESS facilities will be paid for by an Asian Development Bank credit. The ADB had previously given a 150 million dollar credit to augment the grid to accommodate more renewable power. The battery systems will be set up at the Kolonnawa grid substation. The CEB floated tenders of 100MW/100MW with grid augmentation. Since renewable power – other than large hydros – are intermittent, large investments have to be made in the grid, outside of…

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