Plan to integrate renewable energy to national grid
To achieve 70 per cent electricity generation in the country by 2030 it is necessary to add 5,766 MW (megawatts) of renewable power capacities, according to a recent report on the way forward of integration of renewable energy resources to the national grid from 2023 to 2026 of appropriate business models prepared by a committee affiliated to the Ministry of Power and Energy.
The report, which was submitted to the cabinet recently, says that this can be achieved through, 151 MW from major hydro, 175 MW from mini hydro, 3,805MW from solar, 1,475 MW from wind and 160 MW from bio mass during the period 2023-2030.
According to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)’s Long-Term Generation Expansion Plan (LTGEP), the envisaged electrical energy mix in the year 2030 consists of 24.7 per cent of electrical energy generated from solar, 15.5 per cent from wind, 24.6 per cent from hydro, 4.7 per cent from biomass, 10.56 per cent from natural gas and 20 per cent from coal. The total investment required during the period 2023-2030 for the renewable generation capacities, associated storage and related transmission infrastructure would be US$11,200 million. “Additionally, the natural gas driven thermal generation fleet would require a $1,001 million investment. The power plant additions proposed in the base case of draft LTGEP for years 2023 to 2026 depicts that majority of the capacity additions are from renewable energy sources especially from wind and Solar PV. Solar PV additions amounting to 1,795 MW, 575 MW of wind power additions, 90 MW Mini Hydro, 80 MW bio mass, 188 MW major hydro, totalling to 2,728 MW of renewable power has been proposed the plan,” the report says.
The report comes after President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Rs. 300 billion will be spent on the power sector alone next year, and that alternatives should be sought to cover that cost. The President, adressing the Sri Lanka economic summit earlier this week, said that measures should be taken to introduce new alternative energies to the power sector, and the government is ready for that and plans to focus on green hydrogen energy instead of renewable energy. CEB’s Renewable Energy Development Master Action Plan (REDMAP) will consist of the formulation of a streamlined planning process suitable to meet the renewable energy targets of the country while maintaining the economic cost optimisation principles generally followed for conventional generation sources. “In order to meet the Government policy directive, it is essential to absorb maximum possible amount of renewable energy to the national grid during the next four years,” the report said.
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