Sri Lanka Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend
Sri Lanka generated 1.98 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 11.6% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 55th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through June 2024; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
Sri Lanka generated 1.98 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
Solar supplied 11.6% of Sri Lanka's electricity in 2025.
Sri Lanka was the 55th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
Sri Lanka's solar generation in 2025 was 330% higher than in 2020, when it was 460 GWh.
Sri Lanka's solar generation in 2025 was 50 times the 2015 level of 40.0 GWh.
2025 was Sri Lanka's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 2000.
Sri Lanka's solar share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.8%.
Sri Lanka had 2.51 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Solar generation
1.98 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of Sri Lanka's electricity
11.6%
2025 · Ember
World share of solar
8.8%
2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)
55 of 180
2025 · Ember
Solar capacity
2.51 GW
2025 · Ember
Solar Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Solar
Sri Lanka's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 1.98 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Sri Lanka solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Solar
2000
0 TWh
2001
0 TWh
2002
0 TWh
2003
0 TWh
2004
0 TWh
2005
10.0 GWh
2006
10.0 GWh
2007
10.0 GWh
2008
10.0 GWh
2009
10.0 GWh
2010
10.0 GWh
2011
10.0 GWh
2012
10.0 GWh
2013
20.0 GWh
2014
30.0 GWh
2015
40.0 GWh
2016
50.0 GWh
2017
150 GWh
2018
220 GWh
2019
340 GWh
2020
460 GWh
2021
640 GWh
2022
840 GWh
2023
1.00 TWh
2024
1.17 TWh
2025
1.98 TWh
Sri LankaWorld
The share of Sri Lanka's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 11.6%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Sri Lanka's electricity from solar and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Solar Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through June 2024
Solar
Sri Lanka generated 160 GWh of electricity from solar in June 2024, against 150 GWh in June 2023.
Monthly statistics through June 2024, TWh
Sri Lanka monthly solar electricity generation, July 2022 to June 2024
Month
Solar
2022-07
120 GWh
2022-08
140 GWh
2022-09
140 GWh
2022-10
130 GWh
2022-11
110 GWh
2022-12
100 GWh
2023-01
90.0 GWh
2023-02
80.0 GWh
2023-03
90.0 GWh
2023-04
80.0 GWh
2023-05
130 GWh
2023-06
150 GWh
2023-07
150 GWh
2023-08
120 GWh
2023-09
160 GWh
2023-10
150 GWh
2023-11
140 GWh
2023-12
140 GWh
2024-01
120 GWh
2024-02
100 GWh
2024-03
70.0 GWh
2024-04
80.0 GWh
2024-05
130 GWh
2024-06
160 GWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of June 2024. Monthly figures for Sri Lanka can differ slightly from the annual totals.