SLSEA approves 226 RE projects
The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) has approved 226 renewable energy projects with 816.1 megawatts (MW) capacity, but energy permits were not issued for these, a recent report showed.
“The SLSEA by the letter no. SEA/RDF/CEB dated September 23, 2022 issued 226 numbers of renewable energy projects to be accommodated in line with the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Act No. 16 of 2022 under the Standardised Tariff scheme for which Provisional Approvals (PAs) were issued but energy permits were not issued,” says 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.
However, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had identified that only 223 were up to the 10 MW capacity, while the others were above this capacity.
The CEB has considered issuing Letters of Intent (LOIs) for renewable projects falling under the above scenario, subject to their capacity availability in the Least Cost Generation Expansion Plan duly approved by PUCSL, being technically feasible to connect to the National Grid according to the latest network conditions and the grid capacity being available to connect to the National Grid according to the latest network conditions.
The projects below 10 MW have 49 solar power projects, 152 mini hydro projects, eight wind power projects, six biomass or dendro power projects, five municipal waste power projects, and three agricultural and industrial waste power projects.
The report recommended that all plants above 5 MW must be technically and commercially capable of being curtailed remotely from National System Control Centre (NSCC). All Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) too must contain commercial terms to enable curtailment. The request for a proposal document or PPAs must include such clauses, and all renewable energy, plants must demonstrate this capability at commissioning, the report added.
“It is also recommended that all power plants above 1MW capacity are available to be monitored at NSCC. All projects must provide the respective data in the specified communication protocol to enable real time monitoring from NSCC.”
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