Pursuing green hydrogen in Sri Lanka

Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani Group, met with the Sri Lankan president recently to discuss continued plans for the terminal, at which there is a large focus on renewable energy.

“[It was a] great honour to have met H.E. President Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss a fascinating set of projects in Sri Lanka including continued development of Colombo Port West Container Terminal, 500 MW wind project and extending our renewal energy expertise to produce green hydrogen.” 

Energy partnership

The company’s renewable energy project in Mannar and Pooneryn in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province will be completed by January 2025, according to Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera.

In a tweet, he said that the commitment was given during the meeting between the two men in New Delhi on 21 July.

Mr Wijesekera was part of the Sri Lankan President’s delegation that was in India recently, when the two sides signed agreements on renewable energy cooperation and development of the eastern city of Trincomalee as an energy hub.

A permit clearing the joint venture between Ceylon Electricity Board and NTPC for a solar park in the eastern town of Sampur, in Trincomalee district, was also issued, the Minister said.

Adani has made clear that’s it got its eye firmly on the agenda to support climate and sustainability agenda with a clear focus on renewables, green H2 and new energy.

Construction of the new US$700 million terminal began in November 2022 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.