Fourth meeting of JWG on Cooperation in Power Sector between India and Sri Lanka held in India

The Fourth meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Cooperation in Power Sector between India and Sri Lanka was held on 24 June at the Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Government of India Secretary of Ministry of Power Ajay Kumar Bhalla and the Sri Lanka delegation was led by Secretary of Ministry of Power and Energy Dr. B.M.S. Batagoda.

The JWG took note of the progress on the decisions of Third JWG meeting held in Sri Lanka in 2018 and reviewed the progress of proposed projects on LNG to be developed by Joint Venture of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in Kerawalapitiya and the Solar Power Projects in Sampur, Trincomalee.      

The delegation led by Secretary of Ministry of Power and Energy of Sri Lanka, High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in India Austin Fernando, CEB Chairman Rakitha Jayawardana, CEB Vice Chairman R. Selvarajah, senior officials of the Ministry of Power and Energy and CEB Upekka Samarathunga, Minister of the Sri Lanka High Commission were in the delegation from the Sri Lanka side. 

The Fifth JWG meeting is scheduled to be held in 2020 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.