Trine Joranli
Eskedal, the Norwegian ambassador to Sri Lanka, opened the first floating solar
plant in Kilinochchi in Sri Lanka Friday. This morning at the Teaching Body of
Engineering, Kilinochchi Campus, Jaffna University, the launch of the 42KW
floating solar plant held.
Installed under
the Capacity Building and Establishment of Research Consortium Project, the
floating solar plant is a result of research collaboration between the University
of Jaffna and the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL),
reinforced by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Colombo since 2017.
As the Norwegian
Embassy in Colombo said earlier, the partnership between universities and
Norwegian private companies has been crucial to realising this project. Current
Solar AS is the Norwegian manufacturer under the trade name "Norwegian
Solar Floats™" of floating PV
solutions.
The project was
also funded by the Norwegian Energy company Equinor and Innovation Norway,
which is the Norwegian government's agency for innovation and development of
Norwegian companies and industry.
The floating
solar power plant development is based on Norwegian offshore and aquaculture
marine know-how and combines well-known features with the pioneering use of
composite beams for solar panel mounting.
The government
of Sri Lanka strives for a country that is self-sufficient in electricity by
2030. The target is to raise the country's power generation capacity from the
current 4,000 MW to 7,000 MW by 2025 with a substantial renewable energy
increase. Sri Lanka has already achieved a 98 per cent grid coverage, which is
relatively high according to South Asian standards.
There are three
primary sources of electricity generated in Sri Lanka: thermal power (including
coal and fuel oil), hydropower, and other non-conventional renewable energy
(solar power and wind power). (Data Source: Ministry of Power and energy). The
newly elected government aims to expand the following areas in the power
sector:
OSL Take: Sri
Lankan authorities are continually exploring new and cheap power generation
methods to address the impending power crisis in the country. This exploration
has resulted in the expansion of business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s
power and energy sector. The looming power crisis in Sri Lanka has resulted in
the opening up of many business/investment opportunities in the country’s power
and energy sector.
The government
of Sri Lanka is continuously exploring solutions to address the rapidly increasing
demand for electricity. The government is also focusing on sustainable energy
generation methods. Therefore, Sri Lanka’s power and energy sector is a hotbed
for business/investment opportunities.
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