Green Energy Champion 2019 Competition Concludes

The Green Energy Champion 2019 (GEC) Sri Lanka competition, identifying and recognizing successful innovative approaches towards renewable energy, conducted islandwide, concluded on a successful note recently.

The GEC 2019 Sri Lanka competition was funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, and Power Ministry.

The closing event organised by GIZ was graced by State Minister Duminda Dissanayake, Ministry of Power and State Ministry of Solar, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development, and Holger Seubert, Ambassador-Designate of the Federal Republic of Germany to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Addressing the gathering, Dissanayake said, “I sincerely thank the German Federal Foreign Office and GIZ for implementing this competition, which is a timely initiative. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the newly-elected government are fully committed and pledge allegiance to the undertakings of the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, implementing policy frameworks towards the achievement of our goals will receive the highest priority, as the country transitions from fossil fuel-based power generation to sustainable renewable energy that is abundantly available in Sri Lanka.”

“Additionally, the newly formed Renewable Energy State Ministry aims to solidly facilitate this endeavor, aligning with the commitments of the Paris Convention and the new government’s vision for Green Energy. The transition to sustainable renewable energy generation, we believe, will benefit all sections of society through the creation of new employment options, poverty alleviation, energy security, and saving of foreign exchange,” the minster added.