Sri Lanka / Country To Call For Expressions Of Interest On First Nuclear Power Plant

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Country To Call For Expressions Of Interest On First Nuclear Power Plant
Sri Lanka has been looking into nuclear power as a possible energy source since 2010 but little progress had been announced since. Image courtesy Wikipedia.

Sri Lanka will call for expressions of interest for the construction of nuclear power plants in the country, its energy minister said.

“The government intends to include the safe use of nuclear energy as a part of the long-term generation plans and will call for EOIs for establishing nuclear power plants and modern technology,” Kanchana Wijesekera said in a post on the X social media platform.

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