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ADANI GROUP'S WIND POWER PROJECT IN SRI LANKA TO BE

READY BY DECEMBER 2024

he renewable energy project to team". "We discussed the challenges, projects of 286 MW in Mannar and 234
generate 500 MW in Sri Lanka's road map and timeline for the project MW in Pooneryn for an investment of
Tnorth and eastern regions completion and the commitment by Adani over USD 500 million. The Adani Group's
undertaken by India's Adani Group will be Green Energy to complete the project by investments in Lanka's energy sector are
completed by December next year, December 2024", Wijesekara said after in addition to their investment in the port
Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara his meeting with the Adani Group officials of Colombo's Western container terminal.
has said. Sharing the progress of the here. This was the first review since the Gautam Adani, the group's chief, met the
project, Wijesekara on Monday wrote on one carried out in February, officials said. then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in
Twitter, "Progress of the 500 MW In August last year, the Adani Group was October 2021 to push ahead with the
Renewable Energy Project in Mannar & issued approval to start wind power group's investments in the country after
Pooneryn was discussed with Anil projects in Pooneryn, in the country's they signed the deal to develop the
Sardana, MD & CEO of Adani northeast. Adani Green Energy was Colombo port's western container
Transmission Ltd & project management issued provisional approval for two wind terminal under the Rajapaksa presidency.

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