Indian prime minister Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan president Anura Dissanayake in Colombo earlier this year.
India and Sri Lanka held further talks last month on their proposed cross-border power grid, as senior officials from both countries met virtually on Thursday to discuss implementation arrangements for the long-delayed project.
The meeting brought together officials from New Delhi and Colombo to review the operational framework of the proposed India–Sri Lanka power grid interconnection, a project described by both governments as central to future regional energy integration.
India’s delegation was led by Power Ministry Secretary Pankaj Agarwal, while Sri Lanka’s team was headed by Energy Ministry Secretary Prof. K. T. M. Udayanga Hemapala.
According to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Power and Energy, discussions centred on the implementation modalities, technical coordination, and sequencing of work required to move the project into its next phase. The meeting follows the 16 June 2025 talks in New Delhi, where the two sides finalised the core technical specifications for the transmission link.
Once completed, the interconnection will enable Sri Lanka to import electricity from India during domestic shortages and export surplus renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, into the Indian grid. Colombo has previously described the project as a critical mechanism for strengthening grid stability, diversifying energy sources, and earning foreign exchange at a time of severe economic strain.
India has framed the project as part of its broader push to expand into the island, as well as across South Asia, linking neighbouring states into a wider regional power market.
Both sides agreed to continue technical and policy-level negotiations in the coming months, with an implementation roadmap expected to be finalised later this year.