First ever semi-transparent solar PV pilot project commissioned

Colombo, March (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka’s first ever semi-transparent solar PV-powered agrivoltaic pilot project was commissioned at Hanthana in Kandy.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the project was funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

He said the pilot project will assist the Plantation Industries Ministry, Power & Energy Ministry, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Tea Small Holders Development Authority and Sustainable Energy Authority to study the development of renewable energy in tea plantations in the country.