SRI LANKA: Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Action Plans for Climate Change Mitigation

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2014
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy, Government Report
Economic Sector: 
Power, Multi-Sector
Energy Types: 
All, Power, Renewable, Other
Issued by: 
Climate Change Secretariat Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy
Source: 
Climate Change Secretariat Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy
File: 
Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Action Plans for Climate Change Mitigation
Overall Summary: 
The Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Action Plans for Climate Change Mitigation is a government report which briefly describes the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA), Barrier Analysis and Enabling Framework (BA&EF) and Technology Action Plans (TAPs) for climate change mitigation in Sri Lanka.
Renewable Energy
RE targets: 
The National Energy Policy and Strategies (NEPS) of Sri Lanka envisages a minimum contribution of 10% of electrical energy to the grid from NCRE by 2015, with a view to encourage the development of the NCRE sources, [...] --- The CEB is also embarking on measures to reduce losses amounting to 12% incurred during generation, transmission and distribution as well as demand side management which involves consumer awareness and education on use of energy efficient appliances and designing of energy efficient households and commercial establishments etc.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
The priority sectors identified for mitigation are Energy, Transport and Industry, the sectors with high GHG emission reduction potentials. --- Energy sector: [...], three (03) most promising technology options were identified as priority technologies for the sector. The selected technologies were; (1) Conversion of Biomass and Waste to Energy, (2) Smart Grid Technology for Wind & Solar Integration with Hydro, (3) Building Management Systems. --- Industry sector: The technologies selected in order of the priority are; (1) Energy Efficient Motors, (2) Variable Speed Drivers for motors and (3) Biomass residue based cogeneration combined heat and power (CHP).
Pollution control action plans: 
Following three major paths are available to mitigate GHG emissions in the energy sector: (a) Utilization of larger share of renewable energy resources to generate the energy needs. (b) Use less carbon intensive fuels (ie. Natural Gas) instead of using a high carbon intensive fuel such as coal. (c) Maximize energy efficiency with the view to achieve the same energy services with lesser use of energy sources thus reducing GHG emissions.