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General Procurement Notice: New Habarana - Kappalthurai Transmission Grid Expansion Project

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Published
18 Aug 2026
Reference
aiib-sri-lanka-new-habarana-kappalthurai-transmission-grid-expansion-project-general-procurement-notice-aug-18-2026
Location
Sri Lanka
Sector
Energy & Power

At a glance

AIIB-financed project (Sri Lanka) in Sri Lanka has published a tender in energy & power: “General Procurement Notice: New Habarana - Kappalthurai Transmission Grid Expansion Project”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. Quote reference aiib-sri-lanka-new-habarana-kappalthurai-transmission-grid-expansion-project-general-procurement-notice-aug-18-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 37 notices from this buyer since 2018, 36 of them currently open. There are 5 open energy & power notices in Sri Lanka on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through AIIB — Project Procurement Notices, not through FreeTender.

Details

*OFFICIAL USE ONLY General Procurement Notice (GPN)

Country: Sri Lanka

Project: New Habarana – Kappalthurai Transmission Grid Expansion Project

Project No.: P000897

Project Implementing Agency/Entity: National Transmission Network Service Provider (Pvt.) Ltd.

1. The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has applied for financing in the amount of US$35 million equivalent from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB or the Bank) toward the cost of the New Habarana – Kappalthurai Transmission Grid Expansion Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services, and consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will be jointly financed by the National Transmission Network Service Provider (Pvt.) Ltd.

2. The project will include the following components

  • Lot A: Construction of New Habarana–Kappalthurai 220 kV Transmission Line
  • Lot B: Augmentation of New Habarana 220/132 kV Switching Station and

Kappalthurai Grid Substation. Procurement will include Plant (Design, Supply, and Installation), using Single -Stage: Two - Envelope, without Prequalification, through International Open Competitive Tendering. 3. Procurement of contracts financed by the Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the Bank’s Directive on Procurement Instructions for Recipients (PIR) and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the PIR. After project/loan negotiations, the Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided no objection. 4. Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, on the Bank’s external website, and on the NTNSP website at www.ntnsp.lk, as well as in national newspapers Daily News and Dinamina. 5. Prequalification of suppliers and contractors will not be required for the contracts under this project. Procurement will be conducted using Single-Stage: Two-Envelope, without Prequalification. 6. Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the project implementing agency/entity at the address below. Project Manager (CEATP-I) …

Member: Sri Lanka

Sector: Energy

Notice type: General Procurement Notice

Issue date: Aug 18, 2026

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