India’s Informa Markets holds Renewable Energy Growth Forum in Sri Lanka

From left:  Yogesh Mudras Managing Director Informa Markets in India, Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena Director General Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy, Shirley Jayawardena, President, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), Hemantha Samarakoon Secretary to State Ministry of Solar , Wind & Hydro power Generation Project, Ranjith Sepala Chairman Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Irina Thakur First Secretary (Commerce & Culture) High Commission of India and Rajneesh Khattar Sr. Group Director Informa Markets in India

Informa Markets in India, India’s leading B2B exhibitions organizer, brought in the 4th edition of the Renewable Energy Growth Forum at the BMICH recently.

The two-day conference, which was held on March 10th and 11th was well supported by the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Construction Industry, Green Building Council of Sri Lanka. 

 The Sri Lankan government aims to be an energy self-sufficient nation by 2030. Its objective is to increase the power generation capacity of the country from the existing 4,043 megawatts (MW) to 6,900 MW by 2025 with a significant increase in renewable energy. 

The country has already achieved grid connectivity of 98 percent, which is relatively high by South Asian standards. Electricity in Sri Lanka is generated using three primary sources: thermal power which includes coal and fuel oil, hydropower, and other non-conventional renewable energy sources (solar power and wind power).

Speaking at the inauguration of the 4th edition of RE Growth Forum Sri Lanka, Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, Informa Markets in India said, “Sri Lanka is a promising RE country with favourable conditions for generating electricity from renewable sources, especially solar. While the country’s annual total electricity demand is about 14,150 gigawatt-hours (GWh), the annual demand for the same is expected to increase by 4.9 percent over the next 20 years.

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Energy initiated the implementation of a nationwide program for the expansion of solar energy, as the country aims to equip one million households by 2025 with photovoltaic systems that will feed an additional 1,000 megawatts into the power grid.  With the public lacking information about alternative energy sources and conscious use of electricity the RE Sri Lanka Growth Forum aims to create more awareness and initiate discussions on the roadmap for the industry.” 

The two-day conference brought together ideators and stalwarts sharing their thoughts and vision towards cleaner, greener earth. The power-packed sessions will deliberate on topics such as Global Solutions in the RE space; Future of Energy Solutions in Technology and Innovations; Scope Scalability and Success in Utility-Scale vs Distributed Generation; Doing Business in Sri Lanka – Commercial Business Guide; Moving Forward – Technology that Matters and more.