Sri Lankan firm initiates a large scale offshore wind energy project
A Sri Lankan firm promoting renewable energy is initiating a large scale off shore wind energy project in the north west and southern
Nimal de Silva (right) and Peter Crone at the media briefing.
coasts with the assistance of a team of British and German wind energy experts.
The three-member team headed by a British off shore wind energy expert Peter Crone is conducting a feasibility study in Hambantota coast to set up an off shore wind energy farm with the aim of increasing the current (wind energy) usage of 2,500 Mega Watts (MW).
Nimal de Silva, head of TAGU Energy Lanka, said that his company is promoting the off shore wind energy farm project.
He told the Business Times that commercial wind farms now operate in about 80 countries with many benefits for both developed and developing countries and includes increased energy security, stable power prices, economic development attracting investment and creating jobs, reduced dependence on imported fuels, improved air quality and primarily Co2 emissions reductions thus combating climate change.Professor Sarath Kotagama of the Colombo University and a well-known conservationist, told a media conference in Colombo in connection with the visit of the wind energy experts that there is an urgent need to introduce renewable energy projects in the south due to rapid development in the area.
He disclosed that a policy decision has been taken to set up an off shore wind energy engineering faculty to create a group of wind energy engineers to meet the future requirement of the country.
Mr. Crone told the Business Times that the island has a potential of about 20,000MW of wind power and if the country can harness 4-5,000MW of wind power it can simply double the capacity.
“The future of power generation not only in Sri Lanka but in the entire world lies on renewable energy,” he said.
He added that Sri Lanka should initiate a comprehensive study related to the potential of wind energy and their (experts) aim is to extend their support towards this end.
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