“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on April 5, 2025,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has introduced.
Mr. Dissanayake was delivering an announcement in Parliament on Friday (March 21, 2025) when he introduced the date for Mr. Modi’s visit, in accordance to information portal Adaderana.lk.
As introduced by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath final week, Mr. Modi will arrive in Colombo to finalise agreements reached throughout President Dissanayake’s visit to Delhi final 12 months.
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The President additionally informed Parliament that the development work on the Sampur Power Plant within the jap port district of Trincomalee is scheduled to begin similtaneously the Indian PM’s visit. Mr. Dissanayake mentioned Mr. Modi is visiting Sri Lanka owing to the soundness of the nation.
“Last month, Sri Lanka and India reached an agreement for setting up of solar power plants in the island country,” Health Minister Nalinda Jayathissa introduced.
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“Consensus has been reached between the government of Sri Lanka and the government of India to establish solar power plants capacity of 50 Megawatt (stage 1) and 70 Megawatt (stage 2) at Sampur in Trincomalee on the basis of construction, ownership and operation by the Ceylon Electricity Board and National Thermal Power Corporation of India as a joint venture between two governments,” Mr. Jayathissa mentioned.
Earlier, National Thermal Power Corporation of India was to assemble a coal energy plant on the identical web site. The new three way partnership sees it being transformed to a solar energy station.
Published – March 22, 2025 11:56 am IST
