The Adani group, which just lately sealed a take care of Sri Lanka to develop and run the strategic Colombo Port’s Western Container Terminal, can be exploring the opportunity of investing within the island nation’s power and wind sector, a senior official from the state-owned Ceylon Electrical energy Board (CEB) mentioned on Tuesday.
The feedback got here a day after Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani referred to as on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa right here, weeks after his firm inked a take care of the state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to develop and run the strategic Colombo Port’s Western Container Terminal (WCT).
“Privileged to fulfill President @GotabayaR and PM @PresRajapaksa. Along with growing Colombo Port’s Western Container Terminal, the Adani Group will discover different infrastructure partnerships,” Adani tweeted.
“India’s sturdy bonds with Sri Lanka are anchored to centuries’ previous historic ties,” Adani wrote on Twitter whereas sharing footage of his two conferences right here.
Earlier, Nalinda Ilangakoon, the Vice Chairman of CEB, mentioned whereas chatting with reporters, mentioned the Adani group has explored the opportunity of investing in Sri Lanka’s wind and renewable power sector.
Ilangakoon mentioned senior officers from the Adani group had visited the north jap district of Mannar on Monday to examine the wind energy farm there.
He mentioned Gautam Adani and a 10-member delegation travelled to Mannar on a Sri Lanka Airforce helicopter.
The Board of Funding mentioned the Section II of the Mannar Wind Power Park with a capability of 100 MW is open on a Construct, Personal, Function and Switch (BOOT) foundation for potential buyers.
The go to got here because the Adani Group in September sealed the deal to function the Colombo Port’s WCT.
Their bid to realize management of the Japanese Container Terminal (ECT) failed because of mounting opposition from native port commerce unions.
The federal government cancelled the tripartite settlement with India and Japan on the ETC by providing the WCT.
Supply: Live Mint