Ministry plans:

More power though bio gas plants

Chamikara Weerasinghe

Electricity generation from bio gas plants will be the mainstay of future power generation in Sri Lanka. Northern and North Eastern Provinces will be the foundation for bio gas power generation, said Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.

Ranawaka said the Ministry has already placed action to meet the total electricity demand in the two provinces by constructing biomass based dendro power plants.

Ranawaka said this in Trincomalee after inspecting a recently constructed 10 Megawatt capacity biomass power plant, which is located near the famous Tokyo Cement factory in the district.

The Ministry plans to increase the electricity volume supplied to Northern and North Eastern Provinces with biomass based power generation.

Electricity production will be increased from present 10 mw to 20 mw to with dendro power in the coming years, he added.

Bio gas energy projects that use coconut shells, husks and gliricidia fuel wood to generate power will be the basis for meeting future energy demands, he said.