The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) has actually released a letter of approval to Indias Adani Green Energy Limited for the 2 wind power plants to be set up in Mannar and Pooneryn at an overall investment of USD 442 million.

The project will add 350 MW of electrical energy to the nationwide grid within two years, the BOI said.Thus, the wind power plant in Mannar will operate at a capability of 250 MW while the wind power plant in Pooneryn will run at a capability of 100 MW.

The two wind power plants of 350 MW are arranged to be commissioned in 2 years and appropriately, they will be added to the national grid by 2025, the BOI mentioned.Furthermore, the new task will produce 1500-2000 brand-new employment opportunities.Earlier today, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara had tweeted that the progress of the Renewable energy job of 500 MW in Pooneryn and Mannar was gone over with the visiting Adani Group authorities this morning at the Ministry of Power and Energy, with the involvement of authorities of the Ministry, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Sustainable Energy Authority.