Sri Lanka has stepped into implement Green Hydrogen and Ammonia projects, with the Board of Investment (BOI) inviting Requests for Information (RFI) ended June 5, 2026.
The government has given priority to these projects for export and energy storage, targeting 70 percent renewable energy by 2030.
The Ministry of Energy and Board of Investment (BOI) Sri Lanka are accepting information for green hydrogen/ammonia project development.
The feasibility studies with partners like Greenstat Hydrogen have evolved into concrete plans for Green Mobility pilots and the establishment of a Center of Excellence for Hydrogen at the University of Peradeniya (MoU signed March 2025).
A “National Policy on Renewable Hydrogen in Sri Lanka” is in place, drafted by the Ministry of Energy with Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA), and UNDP to govern production, storage, and export, a senior official of the BOI told the Sunday Times Biasness.
A project to produce green hydrogen using off-peak renewable energy is planned to utilise excess energy according to Budget 2026 Initiative:,
Government plans to develop “green hydrogen hubs” to harness high renewable energy capacity for future energy exports
.Projects aim to use surplus solar and wind power, strengthening energy security and enabling decarbonisation.The initiatives are supported by research, to build a safe, robust hydrogen ecosystem
The RFI submission process is open electronically via [email protected] or physically at the BOI, Level 19, West Tower, World Trade Center, Colombo 01, until June 5, 2026.
Lanka views green hydrogen as the critical enabler of renewable integration and sustainable energy storage.
The National Policy on Renewable Hydrogen in Sri Lanka, finalised by the Ministry of Energy, SLSEA, and UNDP, aims to establish the country as a green hydrogen economy by focusing on solar/wind-driven production, storage, and export via green ammonia and methanol, energy ministry report revealed. .
A plan that would see a total of 30 GW electrolyser capacity reached by 2048 in order to reach carbon neutrality is being made with adequate regulation in place for safety measures and investment purposes.
Renewable Hydrogen or Green Hydrogen is the type of hydrogen generated through renewable energy sources.
National Hydrogen Roadmap was established in 2023, and the implementation of which has been successful ever since May 2026.
In contrast with the strategic roadmaps which the government had put forward in the past, it has now turned towards making concrete regulatory steps and investment.
From August 2025 onwards, the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) has started the preparation of regulation related to health and safety as well as infrastructure development of hydrogen production.
NPP government has gone away from developing roadmaps to regulate and invest massively.
The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) is now drafting health, safety, and infrastructure regulations, with the aim of finalising all legalities by the time first project begins.
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