Shanghai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Engineering Co. Ltd has signed a contract with Sri Lanka’s National Transmission Network Service Provider to build a 78 km transmission line between Matara and Hambantota.
The agreement covers Package 2 of the Power System Strengthening and Renewable Energy Integration Project (PSSREIP), funded by the Asian Development Bank, the Daily Mirror reported.
Scope of works
- 78 km, 132 kV transmission line from Matara to Hambantota
- 7.7 km double-circuit connection to Homagama Grid Substation
- 1.5 km single-circuit connection to Mirigama Grid Substation
- 0.5 km connection to Negombo Grid Substation
The parties
SPTDE is part of China’s Shanghai Electric Group, with prior high-voltage transmission work in Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Maldives and Myanmar. ComCorp is named as Shanghai Electric’s local engineering partner on the project.
Officials present at the signing included NTNSP Chairman Nusith Kumaratunga and Chief Executive Eng. N. S. Wettasinghe.
Context
The award is the second major transmission contract reported in Sri Lanka this month, after the Sampur–Kappalthurai project awarded to a Ceylex Engineering and Xingneng joint venture on 3 November. Both sit within a broader effort to strengthen the grid as renewable generation expands — the same problem the 2027 Budget addresses with synchronous condensers and a Padukka STATCOM.
Sourcing note
This report rests on a single verified newsroom. No other verified outlet had filed on the signing at the time of writing.
Not reported
The filing gives no contract value, no construction timeline or completion date, and no statements attributed to the officials present. It also does not say how Package 2 relates to other packages under PSSREIP.
