Sri Lanka-based energy firm WindForce plc has emerged as the winner in a competitive round for the installation of 12 standalone battery facilities that will add 120 MW/480 MWh of storage capacity.
Sri Lanka-based renewable energy developer WindForce has secured a letter of award from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to set up 12 standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects with a cumulative capacity of 120 MW/480 MWh under a build, own, and operate model.
Feb 23, 2025 · To address these issues, the report evaluates the potential of three key energy storage technologies: Pumped Energy Storage Systems (PESS), Thermo-mechanical Energy.
With more than 2,600 MW of new renewable capacity planned—dominated by solar and wind—and a strong push on storage and grid stabilisation, the strategy signals intent.
The key change introduces “renewable energy storage facilities” (with a minimum capacity of 1 MWh) as an eligible sector under the bonded warehouse facility. This facility provides exemptions from selected duties and taxes on approved capital goods during the construction period.
Sri Lanka is set to establish the world's largest battery energy-based storage system which uses solar power as its only energy source, claimed Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera.
The Government of Barbados has officially launched a major procurement process for the country's first large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), aimed at transforming the national electricity grid and unlocking delayed renewable energy investments.