The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) marked a major infrastructure milestone today, September 25, 2026, by commissioning primary switchyard cabling for the 150 MW Gonnoruwa Solar Park in Hambantota.

Representing a US$ 150 million private-sector renewable energy capital investment, the utility-scale installation is engineered to feed over 20% of regional daytime electricity demand into the national grid once fully synchronized. Project engineers highlighted that the development incorporates specialized wildlife movement buffers and smart perimeter electric fencing demarcated alongside wildlife ecologists, ensuring green power expansion proceeds without disrupting indigenous elephant migratory paths.