Sri Lankan Govt plans Rs. 3000 Cr undersea transmission line project with India

New Delhi: Sri Lankan government plans setting up an undersea power transmission line between the two countries. The project, estimated to cost Rs 2,500-3,000 crore, is to be jointly implemented with the Ceylon Electricity Board, the largest power company of Sri Lanka.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) will provide consultancy services to the Sri Lankan government for setting up an undersea power transmission line between the two countries.

Globally, transnational undersea power transmission lines have been laid till date only between Britain and France, for transmission of 2,000 Mw of electricity.


PowerGrid has completed the detailed feasibility report (DFR); a DFR from the Lankan side is awaited. To expedite, PowerGrid will offer technical assistance to the Sri Lankan government in making one.

The line is expected to take 1,000 Mw. The power link, including submarine cables over a stretch of 50 km, will be 285 km long

Earlier, the project was expected to be completed by 2013, but has been delayed.