The Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed at the Supreme Court seeking the annulment of the decision to award the construction of a wind power plant in Mannar to India’s Adani Group, have been withdrawn.
The withdrawal comes after the Attorney General had filed a motion with the court stating that the Indian company Adani had informed the Chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) in writing that it would withdraw the relevant project.
Following this, the petitioners today withdrew their petitions filed at the Supreme Court.
The petitions were filed by the Wildlife Nature Protection Society (WNPS) and several scientists, challenging the cabinet decision announced in May 2024 on the Adani deal.
This decision awarded the tender to the Adani Group and authorized the Government of Sri Lanka to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Adani at a rate of 8.26 US cents per kWh unit for the next 20 years.
If implemented, the Adani wind power project would have marked the largest renewable energy investment in Sri Lanka, valued at US$1 billion.
It was proposed to be the country’s largest wind power plant, with a capacity of 484 MW, expected to be completed in record time. (Newswire)