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Three years after objecting to a Chinese energy project in northern Sri Lanka, barely 50 km off Tamil Nadu’s coast, India is set to implement a hybrid power project in three islands off Jaffna peninsula with a $11-million grant.
The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, the Government of Sri Lanka, and Indian company U-Solar Clean Energy Solutions on Friday signed the contract for building “Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems” in Delft or Neduntheevu, Nainativu and Analaitivu islands off Jaffna peninsula.
“The project, which is aimed at addressing the energy needs of the people of the three islands, is being executed through grant assistance from the Government of India.
The hybrid project combines various forms of energy including both solar and wind, towards optimising capacities,” the Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a press release.
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