Sri Lanka’s first nuclear power plant could be built by 2032

May, 16, 2023

- Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board states at the Sectoral Oversight Committee

The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board stated in the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport that if all activities go as planned, the first nuclear power plant can be built in Sri Lanka by 2032 with Russian technical support.

This fact came to light when the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport met in Parliament recently (09) to discuss the current status and future activities of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board. The committee was chaired by the Member of Parliament Hon. Nalaka Bandara Kottegoda.