Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Energy Minister Anura Karunathilake stated during a news briefing that allegations regarding government steps to curtail rooftop solar power while promoting other energy sources are entirely baseless.

He highlighted ongoing efforts to expand solar power generation across the country.

The government facilitated the addition of 1,513 megawatts of rooftop and ground-mounted solar capacity to the national grid over the past two years, with rooftop solar accounting for 1,141.1 megawatts and ground-mounted projects contributing 534 megawatts.

Plans are in place to increase solar capacity connected to the grid by an additional 4,585.7 megawatts by 2029, including 1,392 megawatts scheduled for 2027 from 500 megawatts of ...