Siemens and Ceylex Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. have won contracts from Sri Lanka’s state power utility, Ceylon Electricity Board to set up four grid substations to connect small hydropower plants to the main grid.
Siemens has won the contract for Rs. 297.2 million while Ceylex Engineering, earlier known as LTL Projects, has won the contract for Rs. 122.9 million.
The proposal by Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya to award the contracts was approved by the Cabinet of ministers this week, Gayantha Karunathilaka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms said at a press briefing held recently.
The contracts are for construction of four grid substations in Nawalapitiya, Ragala, Wewalwatta and Maliboda.