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Sri Lanka to Launch 1,200MW Battery Storage System
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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Sri Lanka plans to deploy 1,200MW of battery energy storage within two years to manage peak evening demand as rooftop solar capacity doubled to 1,674MW in 2025. The system addresses grid stability challenges from renewable energy integration, with 560MW to be connected by end of next year.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Energy Storage and Clean Energy, and 2 sources have reported it between 19 Jul 2026 and 21 Jul 2026.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
If you build battery management software, grid balancing controls, or energy dispatch systems, Sri Lanka just announced 1,200MW of procurement over two years - a state buyer with a public timeline and no alternative source yet named. South Asian grid operators facing the same solar-to-storage problem will watch this project; early wins here become reference customers across India and Bangladesh.
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2 sources · first reported 19 Jul 2026 · latest 21 Jul 2026
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