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Helping to ‘Green’ Sri Lankan hotels

An MoU was signed at the office of the Secretary Ministry of Tourism last week between the Ministry of Tourism, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA), the Responsible Tourism Partnership (RTP) and the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) to introduce optimization of energy efficiency and natural resources sustainability for the Sri Lanka hotels with the hope of improving energy efficiency and environmental conservation as a common national strategy for the hotel sector.

Picture shows from left -- Srilal Miththapala President, THASL, George Michael, Secretary to the Ministry, Prof. Sarath Kotagama, Board Member RTP, at the signing of the MoU.

Hotel facilities globally are ranked among the top five in terms of energy consumption in the commercial/service building sector. Among commercial and institutional sectors in Sri Lanka, hospitality ranks as one of the most energy intensive with a corresponding high energy costs. Reducing energy costs, while continuing to meet the diverse requirements of customers is proved to be challenging, according to an RTP statement.

Under the MoU the organisations will jointly introduce a strategy to implement a national hotel sector energy, water and waste management programme and also encourage other best practices such as renewable energy technologies.

This will be implemented as an initiative responding to climate change, global and local energy crisis situation, escalating operational costs of hotels, market and consumer needs in the tourist generating markets.


 
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