Resus Energy connects 5 MW solar PV power plant to national grid

Resus Energy PLC recently connected a 5 MW ground-mounted solar PV power plant to the national grid.

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Built at a cost of over Rs.750 million, with state-of-the-art equipment encompassing tier-one solar PV panels and top-of-the-range auxiliary equipment, the plant is expected to generate about 10 million units of electricity (10 GWh) annually.

Located in Damana, in the Ampara district, the power plant is connected to the Ampara grid substation. Along with the existing 3 MW operational power plants, Resus Energy now feeds 8 MW in aggregate to the Ampara grid substation, expanding its footprint in rural electrification.

The development rights of these projects were secured from the government's Soorya Balasangramaya tender, floated to procure 90 x 1 MW solar PV projects.

This is Resus Energy's third solar PV site to date. Together with its first sites in Siyambalanduwa and Mahiyanganaya, Resus Energy now supplies 15 MW of solar power to the national grid.