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Government aims to generate electricity totally from renewable sources by 2030

Government aims to generate electricity totally from renewable sources by 2030

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Aug 16, Colombo : Duminda Dissanayake, Minister of State for Solar, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Project Development says that he will fulfill the responsibility vested with him to generate electricity by renewable energy sources instead of the use of fuel by 2030.

The State Minister expressed these views while joining a observation visit to a private solar power plant constructed in the Pathisrambewa area in Anuradhapura. The plant is expected to add a capacity of 2 Megawatts to the national grid in the future.

The plant is spread in a land area of 10 acres and the ground under the solar panels is used for the cultivation of nearly 30 varieties of agricultural crops using modern technology

Speaking at the occasion, Minister Dissanayake said as stated in the President’s “Vista of Prosperity” policy, the government hopes to generate electricity totally from solar power and other renewable sources as well as to introduce modern technology for agriculture to the farmer community.

Source : colombopage
Anand Gupta Editor - EQ Int'l Media Network