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Analysis

Sri Lanka embraces its potential as a renewable energy powerhouse
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Sri Lanka is poised to become a regional, and perhaps global, leader in renewable energy (RE) development, with the push to switch to a robust clean energy agenda coming in the wake of increasingly extreme weather patterns, which includes two years of severe drought that significantly reduced hydropower output. According to a May 2017 report published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and…

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Sri Lanka looks to liquefied natural gas as medium-term energy source
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Sri Lanka’s electricity shortages have become increasingly severe in recent years, with declining hydro-power output, and chronic problems and breakdowns at the Lakvijaya coal station, a 900-MW plant located in Norochcholai. This, combined with rising Japanese and Indian interest in countering China’s geopolitical influence, has facilitated the incorporation of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

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The Report: Sri Lanka 2018: Energy
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Sri Lanka’s energy sector has undergone a significant transformation in recent decades, as growth in the economy and population have eroded the country’s capacity to meet its energy needs via hydropower, strained the national grid and pushed thermal generation to dominate the industry. Although it benefits from an abundant supply of renewable energy, electricity shortages and rising fuel imports…

Country Report

The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
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Sri Lanka benefits from its strategic geographic position along a critical Indian Ocean trade route, strong base of industrial and cash crop exports, and rapidly expanding non-agricultural economy. High levels of public expenditure and rapid industrial expansion supported recent robust macroeconomic growth, averaging more than 6% between 2008 and 2014, as the country embarked on a period of post-w

Interview

Anura Wijayapala, Chairman, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB): Interview
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Interview: Anura Wijayapala By what means will independent power producers fulfil the target of generating electricity using only indigenous renewable sources by 2030? ANURA WIJAYAPALA: Sri Lanka is blessed to have nearly 50% of its electricity generated by renewable energy sources. In very dry years this decreases, and in wet years it increases. We plan to maintain the renewable proportion of electricity…

Overview

Major investment required as Sri Lanka's energy sector focuses on renewables and liquefied natural gas
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With strong economic growth and an expanding population, Sri Lanka faces increasing demand for cost-efficient and clean energy. Similarly, the expansion and modernisation of the country’s cities, towns and villages is also placing higher demands on water and sewerage services, with investment in these vital utilities needed for successful future development. In a bid to meet these challenges,…

Analysis

Upgrades in Sri Lanka's water segment required to meet long-term development goals
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Hydropower remains one of Sri Lanka’s top energy generators, and thus water has long been a key, multi-purpose component of the country’s broader utilities portfolio. This vital resource is set for tighter regulation as the country manoeuvres to meet the challenges of economic and population growth alongside climate change. Sri Lanka is also committed to meeting a 2020 Millennium Development…

Analysis

Sri Lanka develops its potential as refining and storage centre for petroleum products
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With its oil and gas resources as yet commercially unviable, Sri Lanka currently imports hydrocarbons to meet the growing needs of its people and industries. However, given the island’s location, industry players are now eyeing the country’s potential as an international centre for refining, storage and bunkering of petroleum products. In the interim, the domestic market continues to present…

Analysis

New initiatives in Sri Lanka to increase renewables' share in energy mix
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Hydrocarbons are a relatively recent addition to Sri Lanka’s energy mix, which has long relied on hydroelectricity for much of its power generation needs. While coal and fuel oil have taken on an increasingly larger role in recent times, the government has also announced several ambitious goals in the field of renewable energy (RE). Mini-hydro, solar, biomass and wind are set to become among…

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The Report: Sri Lanka 2017: Energy & Utilities
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