Gliricdia Supply Chain Development – Promoting Sustainable Biomass Energy Production and Modern Bio Energy Technologies – GEF Project, UNDP
Sri Lanka depends largely on imported oil and firewood to meet its energy requirements. Large dam hydroelectric plants were once the main source of electrical energy, but today, diesel and oil-fuelled thermal power plants provide the major share.
The most common forms of biomass available in Sri Lanka are fuel wood (from forestry, arboricultural activities and wood processing), agricultural residues as well as animal, industrial and municipal organic waste. The use of biomass in the country’s energy mix showed a decreasing trend in the recent past, down from 64.78% in 1990 to 47.4% in 2007, while the use of petroleum products showed an increase.
Promoting Sustainable Biomass Energy Production and Modern Bio Energy Technologies_GEF_UNDP