www.bloomberg.com, 29th April 2020, By Nathaniel Bullard Developing countries that will drive energy demand and still rely on fossil fuels have the most to gain from making the switch. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Bloomberg Opinion will be running a series of features by our columnists that consider the long-term consequences of the […]
By Mahinda Panapitiya There are three basic problems that hinder sustainable development in Sri Lanka. The first problem is the problem of water shortages. From a Sri Lankan standpoint, reason for the primary problem of water shortages is because 60%-80% of rain water is washed off into the ocean, along with sediments and nutrients, […]
By Mahinda Panapitiya Due to recent climatic changes taking place at global level, world is now heading for a disaster environmentally, unless some kind of a middle path is adapted in economic planning of future development projects. How to define a middle path in relation to economic development is a research need. Conventional Middle […]
20th March 2020, By Eng. Parakrama Jayasinghe The wartime Prime Minister of UK, Winston Churchill, once said “Never let any crisis be wasted”. One may add the more familiar saying ”Behind every crisis lies an opportunity”. When I commenced drafting this article, I had the issue of the drop in world oil industry in […]
www.dailymirror.lk, 13th March 2020, By Rt. Rev. Dr. Valence Mendis, Bishop of Chilaw SL has a natural platform to benefit from renewable energy Marine pollution a devastating impact of Norochcholai power plant Kalpitiya Peninsula in the Puttalam District is a beautiful stretch of land and rich natural resource. Territorially, it is 40km in length […]
www.ft.lk, 11th February 2020, By Vidura Ralapanawa It is that time of the year, when CEB goes to the Cabinet and the regulator (PUCSL) asking for emergency power – or its new euphemism “contingency power”, a term that does not exist in the Electricity Act nor a defined procurement process. Some diesel plants […]
www.ft.lk, 10th February 2020, By Mayura Botejue The national leadership faces a tough situation. The conventional path as recommended by the CEB technocrats – while proven and mastered – is obsolescent. The alternative RE path is associated with imaginary demons to instill a sense of fear and there are no forceful advocates within the […]
www.island.lk, 08th February 2020, By Eng. Parakrama Jayasinghe This is the title of my article published in the Island Newspaper in 2017. I am compelled to repeat this message updated to the present circumstances in the light of the most uninformed article published by Dr. Kamal Wickremasinge ( Dr K W ) in the […]
www.ft.lk, 30th January 2020, By Tudor Wijenayake The entire world is moving towards renewable energy. Wind power projects developed since 2010 were stopped in 2014 claiming corruption. If an acceptable system was established, the private sector would have installed over 1,000 MW of wind power projects by now, completely eliminating the power crisis. […]
January 2020, Compiled by Dr Vidhura Ralapanawa, Eng. Parakrama Jayasinghe and Mr Hemantha Withanage Targets are achievable – Let’s bridge the gap! The Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour, the policy manifesto of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksha and SLPP states the following with respect to energy (Chapter 7 page 58) :- We also […]
