page_title: Electricity sector in Sri Lanka
section_title: Solar power
hierarchical_section_title: Electricity sector in Sri Lanka / Power generation / Solar power
caption_attribution_description: English: Solar Radiation Map: Global Horizontal Irradiation Map of Sri Lanka, SolarGIS. English version.
context_page_description: The electricity sector in Sri Lanka has a national grid which is primarily powered by hydro power and thermal heat, with sources such as photovoltaics and wind power in early stages of deployment. Although potential sites are being identified, other power sources such as geothermal, nuclear, solar thermal and wave power are not used in the power generation process for the national grid.
  The country is expected to achieve 100% electricity generation by renewable energy by 2025.
context_section_description: As of 2017, Sri Lanka has more than 100 MW in installed capacity for solar power and intends to be able to generate 1 GW installed capacity by 2025.
  Grid-connected solar power has only recently been introduced. The only operational commercial-scale solar-powered facility is the Buruthakanda Solar Park of 1.2 MW, operated by the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA).
  Through the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy, Ceylon Electricity Board, and the SLSEA, the country is implementing an accelerated solar rooftop program called Soorya Bala Sangramaya (Battle for Solar Energy). The program was launched on 6 September 2016.
caption: Solar potential
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