JLanka wins 2 Golds at Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
View(s):JLanka Technologies was once again recognised for its pioneering efforts in innovation and sustainable transformation at the Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for 2017, with CEO and Technical Director of JLanka Dr. Mayura Jayasoma walking away with both the national and provincial gold awards in the Extra Large Industry Category.
Dr. Mayura Jayasoma, Operations Director at JLanka Technologies accepting the National Gold Award in the Extra Large Industry Category at the 2017 Sri Lanka Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
Organised by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), the awards were held on December 11 at the BMICH.
“The wins are testament to the visionary leadership of Dr. Mayura Jayasoma that has positioned JLanka as the country’s dominant solar solutions provider today, within a short period of operation since its establishment in 2011. Initiated by Dr. Jayasoma with a vision to resolve Sri Lanka’s looming energy crisis through the integration of sustainable and renewable energy solutions, the company advocated the adoption of solar power across Sri Lanka, facing a tough challenge to change consumer perception of solar as a superfluous and exorbitant solution,” the company said in a media release.
“Solar has become a booming business in Sri Lanka today,” Dr. Jayasoma commented. “We have always believed in solar solutions as a value addition to the nation, and today the results speak for themselves. Solar is also sustainably increasing property value across the country today”.
Today, JLanka solutions generate 22MW of clean solar energy, creating a sustainable eco system that saves 12,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually. Coal consumption has been reduced by 10,000 tons and diesel by 9 million litres each year. The company has thus far planted 40,000 trees across the island to offset the country’s carbon footprint. Powered by 350 individuals representing multiple areas of expertise, 15 JLanka branches across the country offer islandwide coverage to over 2500 clients in domestic, commercial and industrial sectors.