Further expanding its portfolio, Resus Energy PLC, a forerunner in renewable energy, recently connected a 6.0 MW ground-mounted solar PV (photovoltaic) station to the national grid. 

This comes at a crucial time when the country is facing a massive power crisis, resulting from fuel scarcity to operate thermal plants, which in turn results from a forex shortage and unaffordable global fuel prices. 
Located in Rideemaliyedda and connected to the Mahiyanganaya grid substation, the development rights of these projects were secured from the government’s Soorya Balasangramaya tender floated to procure 90 x 1 MW solar PV projects. 

Built at a cost of over Rs.1 billion with state-of-the-art equipment encompassing tier-one solar PV panels, top-of-the-range inverters and other auxiliary equipment, the power station is expected to generate about nine million units of electricity (9 GWh) annually. 

This is Resus Energy’s second solar PV site. Now together with its first site in Siyambalanduwa, Resus supplies 8 MW of solar power to the national grid. 

With this one, Resus now operates 11 utility-scale grid-connected power stations with an aggregate capacity of about 24 MW and estimated annual energy generation of over 60 GWh. 

“I salute our team that worked day and night to make this project a success under most challenging environments with material shortages, transportation restrictions, due to fuel shortage, forex crisis, astronomical price increases in input materials, leading to cost-overruns and financing challenges. We still delivered this one despite operating in impossible conditions against all odds. This demonstrates our commitment to partake in fulfilling the country’s dream of becoming an energy secured nation,” said Resus Energy Managing Director Kishan Nanayakkara.