Iran grants 6 billion rupees for electrification projects in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced today that the government of Iran has provided six billion rupees for electricity development projects in the Northwestern Province.

Out of the grant 4 billion rupees will be allocated for the Kurunegala district and 2 billion rupees for the Puttalam district.
The Ministry of Power and Energy says that more than 670 small scale electricity projects have been planned for implementation in the Northwestern Province.

The Ministry says soft loans will be granted to Samurdhi families in the province for wiring their houses under the project, the Ministry says.

In addition, the Ministry says it has taken measures to install another three electricity depots in the Central Province.