French, Canadian and Korean Governments have pledged to extend their support towards the development of renewable energy in Sri Lanka for a cost-effective, uninterrupted power supply.
This pledge was given by the Ambassadors of these three countries when they held discussions with the Minister of Power, Energy and Business Development Ravi Karunanayake this week.
French Ambassador Eric Lavertu, Canadian High Commissioner David Mckinnon and Korean Ambassador Heon Lee and their respective delegations joined Minister Ravi Karunanayake on Monday (21) and Tuesday (22) for separate one to one meetings held at the Ministry premises for discussions on impending world energy crisis in 2020.
Minister Ravi Karunanayake and French Ambassador Eric Lavertu at the Ministry of Power and Energy
Minister Karunanayake told the Ambassadors Sri Lanka has limited resources and needs to find a solution to meet the energy demand in the years to come. "We need to find a permanent solution to the problem," he added.
The envoys said as a government, paying special attention to the infrastructure facilities for the people in a developing country like Sri Lanka is a great achievement.
Minister Karunanayake also pointed out that the government has taken steps to direct its directives towards renewable energy sources for a cost-effective, uninterrupted power supply without being a burden to the consumers.
The Power and Energy Ministry this week received Cabinet approval for the construction of 150 Mw solar and 60 Mw of wind power plants.
The proposal takes note that as per country’s electricity generation plan, one-third of the entire necessity is to be generated by non-traditional and alternative renewable energy sources by 2030.
The new additions are set to be connected to the grid by 2020, under the 2018-2037 Long-Term Generation Expansion Plan prepared by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the Cabinet proposal presented said.
The Long-Term Generation Plan presented by the CEB was earlier under dispute with the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka refusing to give its approval, opposing the inclusion of coal plants.
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