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An all island Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Sri Lanka was developed by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of USA in 2003, indicates nearly 5,000 km 2 of windy areas with good-to-excellent wind resource potential in Sri Lanka. About 4,100 km 2 of the total windy area is on land and about 700 km 2 is in lagoons.
Factors such as wind speed, wind direction, topography, and proximity to the power grid need to be assessed to determine the site's suitability for wind power generation. At present, higher wind potential areas in Sri Lanka are analyzed to construct effective wind power plants.
The offshore wind power development programme by the World Bank Group, recently published the ‘Offshore Wind Roadmap for Sri Lanka’. It has been identified that Sri Lanka has good conditions for offshore wind and its potential is estimated to be 56,000MW (referred to as 56GW-Giga Watts).
1. Abundant wind resources: Sri Lanka has significant wind potential, particularly along its coastal regions and in certain hilly areas. Wind speeds are generally favourable for wind power generation, especially during monsoon seasons. 2.
The Offshore Wind Roadmap for Sri Lanka, funded by the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and PROBLUE, provides a full overview of potential low and high growth scenarios for offshore wind development in the country, as well as a series of recommendations for the government to take in order to realize these scenarios.
About 4,100 km 2 of the total windy area is on land and about 700 km 2 is in lagoons. The windy land represents about 6% of the total land area (65,600 km 2) of Sri Lanka. Using a conservative assumption of 5 MW per km 2, this windy land could support almost 20,000 MW of potential installed capacity.
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