It is intended to provide evidence to support the Government of Sri Lanka in establishing policies, regulations, processes, and infrastructure to successfully deploy offshore wind.

The roadmap report was initiated by the World Bank Group under its Offshore Wind Development Program.

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the roadmap was launched with the financial and technical assistance of the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and PROBLUE – World Bank’s blue economy program