Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Energy and the Board of Investment have issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia projects, opening the country’s first procurement-stage approach to a sector identified as a long-term renewable export opportunity.
The RFI invites qualified local and international investors, developers and operators to submit project concepts in four areas: green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing, export terminals, storage facilities, and component manufacturing. The Energy Ministry said the country’s offshore wind and solar potential, combined with its location, position Sri Lanka to become a regional hub for green hydrogen and ammonia production and export.
The initiative is anchored in the National Hydrogen Roadmap published in 2023 and is aligned with two longer-term targets: 70 per cent renewable electricity by 2030 and a carbon-neutral power generation system by 2050. The government is targeting USD 1 billion in annual green energy export revenue by 2030.
The RFI is the first operational procurement signal for the sector. It follows a recent push by the Cabinet on standalone battery storage and large-scale wind, including the 150 MW Mannar wind plus battery project at Kondachchi approved with an Asian Development Bank grant, and the 300 MW battery storage cluster. Listed renewable developer WindForce has separately added 13 BESS projects to the national procurement programme this cycle.
Today’s RFI does not yet commit the government to any contract award. It is a market-soundings exercise that allows the BOI to gauge the shape of bids and developer interest before structuring a formal tender.
