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Op-Ed / Opinion | 18 June 2021
Powering Sri Lanka’s Clean Energy Transition - Priyantha Wijayatunga and Jaimes Kolantharaj
Sri Lanka is considered one of the world’s most vulnerable countries with regard to climate change.
News from Country Offices | 28 May 2021
ADB Continues Support to Rural Road Connectivity in Sri Lanka
The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed a $200 million loan agreement for the Second Integrated Road Investment Program Tranche 3 to continue ADB’s assistance to upgrade Sri Lanka’s rural road...
Project Result / Case Study | 26 May 2021
Helping Sri Lanka to go green
The Northern Province of Sri Lanka and its infrastructure were severely affected by the domestic conflict which lasted more than 30 years. Effects of this conflict can be still seen today, economically as well: The contribution of the province to Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product is still the lowest among all nine provinces.

Asian Development Blog | 13 January 2020
It’s time to stem the tide of women’s under-employment
In Sri Lanka, efforts need to be made to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for girls to support their employment potential.

Data: Sri Lanka ADB and Sri Lanka: Fact Sheet

Economic Forecast

GDP forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Poverty in Sri Lanka

Development indicators for Sri Lanka, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Results of ADB-Supported Operations

Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.

Projects Cofinanced

Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects. Additional funds are provided in the form of official loans and grants, technical assistance, other concessional financing, and commercial cofinancing such as B loans, risk transfer arrangements, parallel loans and equity, guarantee cofinancing, and cofinancing for transactions under ADB’s Trade Finance Program.

Sri Lanka: Cofinancing

Project Performance, 2000-2018

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ADB Projects in Sri Lanka

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Project Results

Project Result / Case Study | 26 May 2021
Helping Sri Lanka to go green
The Northern Province of Sri Lanka and its infrastructure were severely affected by the domestic conflict which lasted more than 30 years. Effects of this conflict can be still seen today, economically as well: The contribution of the province to Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product is still the lowest among all nine provinces.
Project Result / Case Study | 23 March 2021
Solar power from the rooftops in Sri Lanka
Rooftops across Sri Lanka are harnessing solar power that is contributing to the country’s clean energy mix and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Project Result / Case Study | 29 January 2015
Clean Energy Keeps Sri Lanka's Lights on
Sri Lanka has been a success story in bringing reliable electricity supply to its people, reaching a 98 percent electrification rate.