Electricity De France, the French power utility, had made a proposal on nuclear energy to Sri Lanka, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said following a meeting with the French envoy to discuss potential energy sector investments.
“We also discussed regarding a proposal by EDF (Electricity De France) on nuclear energy and possible partnerships in the future,” Wijesekera said on X (twitter), after meeting the French ambassador to Colombo Jean-Francois Pactet.
Wijesekera had also briefed the ambassador on Sri Lanka’s nuclear energy integration plans, policy on renewable energy, smart grid development and energy efficiency plans, he said.
France is a global leader in nuclear energy.
Russia was among countries that had offered nuclear power technology but Sri Lanka was not yet ready to accommodate nuclear plants, Minister Wijesekera told parliament last November.
“We need a legal framework before we go into a process,” he said.
“We will be calling EOIs once the legal framework is ready and we have an understanding of what our requirements are.”