Mullikulam 100MW BOO wind farm gets strong investor interest
A 100 MW wind farm project in Mullikulam in Sri Lanka’s Mannar district has got initial interest from around nine investors, Power and Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody said.
Mannar has one of the best wind systems in the country.
The Ceylon Electricity Board opened the Mullikulam site for private investors as 50 x 2 wind farms to be built on build operate own (BOO) terms with an initial closing date of June 12, even though it has been extended tillJuly 09.
The CEB itself has built a wind farm which is showing around 40 percent plant factor.
Sri Lanka’s Hayleys group was recently awarded a 50MW plant in Mannar for 4.65 US cents are unit.
