Its union with Freeport, it said, would benefit from strong global demand for copper, alongside a scarcity of large-scale copper development projects.

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Sri Lanka continues to experience strong economic growth, driven by large-scale reconstruction and development projects following the end of the 26-year conflict with the LTTE.

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The goal is to establish a pre-qualified pool of private sector partners positioned to finance development of large scale renewable energy projects and re-coup their capital investment through the sale of energy to the Army, and excess energy back to the grid.

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When asked if they would be for or against the development of large-scale wind energy projects being built in their council area, 77% of SNP supporters, 71% of Liberal Democrat supporters, 64% of Labour supporters and 53% of Conservative supporters said they were in favour.

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As a result, transmission constraints in the United States and the European Union are threatening to table large-scale wind and solar energy projects under development.

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