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Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said a $ 100 million credit line extended by the Indian Government for rooftop solar will be utilised to equip several State-owned buildings for power generation. He made these remarks following a progress review meeting held on Saturday. The meeting was attended by officials from the Indian High Commission State Minister D.V. Chanaka, the Ceylon Electricity Board and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Sri Lanka.
Schools, universities, education institutes, hospitals, districts, Divisional Secretariats, Government buildings and religious institutes will be equipped with rooftop solar, utilising the Indian credit line, the Minister said via Twitter on Saturday.