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Sri Lanka Invites EPC Bids for 50 MW Solar Project Integrated with Battery Storage
Dec 21, 2025
Trincomalee Power Company Limited (TPCL), a joint venture equally owned by Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and India’s NTPC, has floated an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) tender for a 50 MW (Phase I) ground-mounted solar power project to be developed at Sampoor in the Trincomalee district.
The tender requires bidders to submit proposals by February 18, 2026, with bid openings scheduled for February 19, 2026. Interested participants must provide a bid security of $585,000 along with a tender document fee of $250.
The scope of work covers the complete design, engineering, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the solar photovoltaic plant. It also includes the supply of solar modules and a battery energy storage system (BESS), as well as operation and maintenance services for a period of five years following the commissioning of the full project capacity. Maintenance responsibilities extend to all electrical systems, storage components, consumables, and spare parts.
As part of the project requirements, developers must install a minimum BESS capacity of 20 MW/20 MWh. The overall EPC contract execution timeline has been set at 21 months.
To qualify, bidders must have experience in commissioning or supervising at least two solar power projects of 50 MW or more on an EPC basis. Additionally, bidders must demonstrate operation and maintenance experience totaling at least 50 MW of solar capacity for a minimum of two years within the past fifteen years.
Financial eligibility criteria include an average annual turnover of at least $38 million over the last three financial years and a net worth equal to or exceeding 100 percent of the paid-up share capital as of the most recent financial year.
The tender aligns with Sri Lanka’s broader push to strengthen grid reliability and clean energy capacity. Earlier this year, CEB had issued an international competitive bidding tender for 160 MW/640 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems, underscoring the country’s growing focus on energy storage deployment.