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Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 to Buy Solar Energy at Night with New Tariff

⭕ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 is preparing a tariff for the CEB to buy solar power from customers with battery storage.

⭕ The tariff is expected to be a promotional rate to attract investors, allowing them to charge batteries during the day and supply power at night.

⭕ A committee has been appointed to finalize the tariff, which will be submitted for cabinet approval.

⭕ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 aims to generate 70% of its energy from renewables by 2030. Rooftop solar has grown rapidly in the past two years, but grid instability due to intermittent solar power remains a challenge.

⭕ Promoting battery storage is a crucial step in reducing grid instability and lowering peak-hour generation costs.

#SriLanka #RenewableEnergy

20 Mar 2025, 10:50

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  1. At last they identify it 🫡

    over 1 year ago
  2. 👍

    over 1 year ago

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Very good move! 💪

over 1 year agoLikes:1
  • මෙවා ප්‍රායෝගික වෙන්නේ විශාල ආයෝජකයන්ට

    over 1 year ago
  • Himasha Kalpadeep

    over 1 year agoLikes:1
    1. Thisal Hettiarachchi battery thama bn awula.

      over 1 year ago
    2. Himasha Kalpadeep lead acid nm terumak na lfp, lithium nm maru

      over 1 year ago
    3. Thisal Hettiarachchi cost eka wedi nisa therumk nethi wei nh

      over 1 year ago
    4. Himasha Kalpadeep solar pannel inverter price henata adu wela dn e nisa tikak laba ati

      over 1 year ago
  • Great 👍👍👍👍

    over 1 year ago
  • When considering battery storage and maintenance cost for a hybrid system, the rate should be at least Rs.55+ per unit or more or nobody will do this

    over 1 year agoLikes:4
    1. Hiruksha Weerasinghe yes

      over 1 year ago
  • Ramal De Silva

    over 1 year agoLikes:1
  • Finally, promoting solar without battery storage was a big mistake. Seems like they have realized it now.

    over 1 year agoLikes:5
  • So the customer has to go for a hybrid system. This means the rate should be at least 40 or more or nobody will do this

    over 1 year agoLikes:1
    1. Zameer Farook 40 is very low.. minimum should be Rs. 55/= per unit

      over 1 year ago
    2. Hiruksha Weerasinghe that's more than ceb cost of production

      over 1 year agoLikes:1
    3. Zameer Farook so it means no body will invest on that solar scheme

      over 1 year ago
  • What's the guarantee that they don't do a back flip and say "we no longer need your solar electricity, if you want we will buy for cheap from you.. "

    over 1 year agoLikes:1
  • Finally, this could have been done years ago with Smart meters

    over 1 year agoLikes:2
  • And promote V to G and electric vehicles will built a complete ecosystem

    over 1 year ago
  • Any idea what is the rate CEB will buy this night power?

    over 1 year ago
    1. Roshan D Fernando When considering battery storage and maintenance cost for a hybrid system, the rate should be at least Rs.55+ per unit or more or nobody will do this

      over 1 year ago
    2. Hiruksha Weerasinghe when these battery suppliers mushroom everywhere won't it create same stability problem that CEB have day time?

      over 1 year ago
    3. Roshan D Fernando may be

      over 1 year ago
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