Windforce to boost SL’S renewable energy capabilities...

Windforce Limited, the pioneer in the growth and supply of renewable energy in Sri Lanka, is reaffirming its commitment to enhancing Sri Lanka’s renewable energy capabilities by outlining plans to build and operate two new power plants in the country.

Incorporated in July 2010, to promote and handle all aspects of renewable energy developments, Windforce Limited was the pioneer in wind power generation in Sri Lanka and one of the first players in solar power generation locally. Today, the company has state-of-the-art wind, solar and hydropower plants across the island, providing green electricity to the national grid.

Windforce has been issued a [SL] Aa(stable) credit rating by ICRA Lanka, which is the highest rating given to a corporate in Sri Lanka at the time of the issuance by ICRA Lanka Limited.

As a result of its proven expertise and experience in conducting feasibility studies, design and engineering management, procurement, commissioning, construction, erection, operation and maintenance of power plants, Windforce is able to handle the entire life cycle of a power project. Over the years, through its investments in the renewable energy space, the company has transformed to become the largest independent power producer (IPP) in the renewable energy sector in Sri Lanka and has expanded operations globally, becoming the first Sri Lankan company to set up solar plants in Uganda, Pakistan and Ukraine.

Overall, the company currently operates 27 power plants with an installed capacity of 218MW, of which 55.4 percent of the capacity (120.8MW) is based in Sri Lanka while the rest is based in Uganda, Pakistan and Ukraine.

Windforce has been in the forefront of introducing new technology in power generation to Sri Lanka through its professional, experienced and versatile engineering team. Widely known to be one of its key strengths, the team is continuously engaged in innovative projects broadening the team’s engineering horizons and adaptation of new technology. A key notable milestone for the team was the development and commencement of the first two flagship wind power plants in the island within a span of eight months, with an initial management team of five capable individuals in 2009. Being driven by an entrepreneurial and unique management culture promoting innovation, agility, technical competence and challenge orientedness has enabled the company’s engineering team to standout as an all-rounder in the industry. Five of the engineers in the team possess accreditation of RISO Campus of Technological University of Denmark (DTU) for wind resource assessment and modelling using state-of-the-art software applications such as WASP 11.

The team also has in-house expertise and experience in designing wind and solar power plants by themselves and hydropower plants with limited third party support. Additionally, Windforce’s technical team performs the comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) of their own wind, solar and hydropower plants in contrast to the other renewable energy suppliers in the country.

Over the years, Windforce has won numerous awards in a multitude of areas, including industry excellence, management systems, engineering excellence, quality standards and financial performance.