Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on 5 April, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced while addressing Parliament on Friday.
The visit is expected to formalise agreements discussed during Dissanayake’s visit to New Delhi last year.
Speaking on the visit, President Dissanayake stated that Modi's visit was a "testament to the stability of Sri Lanka".
The trip coincides with the commencement of construction work on the Sampur Power Plant in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, a key collaborative project between India and Sri Lanka.
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath had earlier confirmed Modi’s visit, highlighting the strengthening bilateral ties between the two nations.
Last month, both governments reached an agreement for the development of solar power plants in Sri Lanka.
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Health Minister Nalinda Jayathissa announced that consensus had been reached to establish solar power plants with capacities of 50 megawatts in the first phase and 70 megawatts in the second phase at Sampur, Trincomalee.
The project, structured as a joint venture between the Ceylon Electricity Board and India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), replaces an earlier proposal to construct a coal-fired power plant at the same site.
“The government of Sri Lanka and the government of India have reached an agreement to establish solar power plants of 50 megawatts (Stage 1) and 70 megawatts (Stage 2) at Sampur in Trincomalee on the basis of construction, ownership, and operation by the Ceylon Electricity Board and NTPC as a joint venture between the two governments,” Jayathissa stated.
Initially, NTPC was set to construct a coal power plant at the site, but the revised joint venture will see the establishment of a solar power station, reinforcing both nations’ commitment to renewable energy initiatives.
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