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April 2, 2025

02nd April 2025: India’s Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has announced plans to add a staggering 3 GW of renewable energy capacity by December 2025. Regrettably, Sri Lanka’s hesitancy and slower adoption of green energy policies pose significant missed opportunities for economic growth and energy independence. AGEL, part of the Adani Group conglomerate, […]

March 20, 2025

Adani Green Energy SL Ltd. wishes to categorically refute rumours circulating about claimed changes to its renewable energy agreement in Sri Lanka. Claims suggesting that we have offered to revise the pricing to 7 cents per kilowatt-hour are entirely false and without foundation. We remain fully committed to the original terms of the agreement as […]

February 18, 2025

18th February 2025: Last week, India’s Adani Green Energy, which has proposed to set up 484 MW Renewable Energy Wind Farms at Mannar and Pooneryn along with transmission system at an investment of ~$1 billion, said it is “respectfully” withdrawing from the said project. This is a huge setback for the nation which is trying […]

September 3, 2024

Sri Lanka’s largest utility service provider, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), is taking significant strides towards sustainability by adopting green energy solutions. In a notable initiative, the utility has chosen Regen Renewables (Pvt) Ltd. as the provider for the supply and commissioning of a Solar PV System at its Head Office building in Colombo. The project, […]

August 5, 2024

In a significant development for Sri Lanka’s renewable energy sector, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has refused an early hearing on petitions challenging the Adani Group’s wind power projects in the country. The Court, citing the project’s national importance to the economy and energy sustainability, has appointed a fuller five-member senior bench to hear […]

May 9, 2022

With the recent successful completion of the nation’s first comprehensive grid tied renewable energy microgrid project at the University of Moratuwa (UOM), DIMO, a leading diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka, is now well equipped to implement microgrid systems for the local industries to ensure an uninterrupted power supply. DIMO will also provide microgrid services […]

April 6, 2022

The former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources will lead discussions around energy security in Africa and green energy JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 5, 2022/APO Group/ — Frank Fannon, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources and current Managing Director of energy consultancy firm, Fannon Global […]

February 8, 2021

February 8th 2021, Colombo: Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. (CCBSL) successfully installed one of the largest single location rooftop solar projects in Sri Lanka at its facility in Biyagama, as part of the company’s pledge towards sourcing renewable energy, and combatting climate change through the reduction of its carbon footprint by approximately 1.94Mt per annum. […]

October 7, 2020

The ‘Green Energy Champion 2019 Sri Lanka’ competition identifying and recognising successful innovative approaches towards renewable energy conducted island-wide, concluded on a successful note recently. The Green Energy Champion 2019 (GEC) Sri Lanka competition was funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Sri Lanka […]

April 22, 2019

Spearheading in the context of innovative sustainable developments in Sri Lanka, the Green Energy Champion competition, in its third successive year is seeking to promote the use of renewable energy concepts for the purpose of improving lives of a wider community. A grand prize of LKR 4 Million (inclusive of technical equipment and training) awaits […]

Sri Lanka misses green energy wave as Adani plans massive renewable expansion in India

Official Statement: Clarification on status of Adani Green Energy Project in Sri Lanka

Adani project not fructifying means economic loss, not gain

Sri Lanka’s Largest Utility Service Provider Embraces Green Energy with Regen Renewables

Supreme Court’s Decision Bolsters Sri Lanka’s Green Energy Future with Adani Wind Power Project

DIMO to revitalize Sri Lanka’s green energy development with Microgrid systems Completes Sri Lanka’s first ever fully operational microgrid system at the University of Moratuwa

Former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, Frank Fannon to Drive Green Dialogue and Oil Investment at African Energy Week 2022

Coca-Cola leads the way in green energy through its mega rooftop solar project

Green Energy Champion 2019 Competition concludes showcasing successful innovative approaches to renewable energy

Green Energy Champion: On Improving Sri Lanka’s Renewable Development