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Is Sri Lanka a viable alternative energy source?

Moreover, Sri Lanka has also identified the potential for wind, bioenergy, and solar as alternative energy sources in the past two decades. However, the current contribution from these three renewable sources in comparison to hydroelectricity remains significantly low.

Are Sri Lanka's renewable research activities being burdened by a lack of accurate data?

Sri Lanka's overall renewable research activities are being burdened by the lack of accurate and contemporary data, especially in line with renewable energy generation and utilization.

What can Sri Lanka do with excess wind energy?

Other applications to Sri Lanka are in the early discussion stages which include the ability to work on green hydrogen technology using excess wind to move from an energy deficit to a surplus situation (Fernando et al., 2023). Wind energy has the potential to be harnessed and transformed into hydrogen using an electrolyze.

What percentage of Sri Lanka's energy source is renewable?

However, as of 2018, only 39 % of Sri Lanka's energy generation capacity was harnessed through renewable energy sources. The continuous increase in electrical energy demand and the drastic increase in vehicle population over the past few years have resulted in much of its annual income being spent on purchasing fossil fuels from foreign countries.

Can biomass power plants generate 'dendro-power' in Sri Lanka?

Given Sri Lanka's tropical climate and excellent growing conditions year-round, there is a significant potential for developing such biomass-based power plants to generate ‘dendro-power’ through large-scale dedicated plantations or as small scale-plantations throughout grower schemes (Arachchige and Sakuna, 2019; Ariyadasa, 2015).

Should waste cooking oil reselling be banned in Sri Lanka?

For example, using biodiesel from waste cooking was identified as a promising source to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels in Sri Lanka but, the lack of a clear policy in banning waste cooking oil reselling is needed to improve the situation (Arachchige et al., 2021).