{"id":2237,"date":"2026-06-06T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2026-06-06T08:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:03:04","slug":"sri-lanka-to-install-first-grid-scale-battery-energy-storage-system-bess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/2026\/06\/06\/sri-lanka-to-install-first-grid-scale-battery-energy-storage-system-bess\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka to Install First Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s first-ever Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be installed as part of a major initiative to strengthen the country\u2019s power distribution network.<\/p>\n<p>The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) equipment, transported from the Colombo Port, has been temporarily stationed at Iranamadu Junction as part of the planned project aimed at enhancing the electricity infrastructure in the Northern Province.<\/p>\n<p>The equipment is intended for installation under the Chunnakam and Kilinochchi sub-power stations.<\/p>\n<p>This project marks a significant milestone as it represents the first introduction of a grid-scale BESS system in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>The system is designed to store excess electricity generated during the daytime and redistribute it during peak evening hours when demand is higher.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities note that this will help reduce power interruptions and voltage fluctuations, while significantly improving the stability and reliability of the national electricity grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s first-ever Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be installed as part of a major initiative to strengthen the country\u2019s power distribution network. The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) equipment, transported from the Colombo Port, has been temporarily stationed at Iranamadu Junction as part of the planned project aimed at enhancing the electricity &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2239,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions\/2239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}