Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Vidullanka PLC, in partnership with David Pieris Motor Company, has commissioned a 10 MW solar power plant in Ranna, marking another step in Sri Lanka's renewable energy development.

The plant, developed through their joint venture company DPV Solar Energy Ltd., was inaugurated yesterday by Energy Deputy Minister Eng. Arkam Ilyas and Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Director General Eng. Rohana Randombage.

Vidullanka served as the project's Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor. The facility comprises 20,496 solar modules, 34 inverters and two SMART transformer stations. It is expected to supply approximately 19 GWh of clean electricity to the national grid annually, offsetting an estimat...