The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) alongside private renewable energy developers successfully energized a high-voltage 132kV transmission substation in Wellawaya today, September 30, 2026, unlocking 100 megawatts of clean solar capacity for the national power grid.

Monaragala's arid flatlands and high annual solar irradiance make the district an ideal epicenter for utility-scale renewable energy generation. The new substation incorporates automated supervisory control, dynamic power factor compensation, and smart grid stabilizers to seamlessly absorb fluctuating solar generation without destabilizing regional power distribution lines. CEB transmission directors confirmed that feeding 100MW of solar power into the national grid will displace thousands of tons of expensive imported heavy fuel oil daily, accelerating Sri Lanka's strategic milestone of achieving 70% renewable energy generation by 2030.