Aitken Spence-subsidiary Heritance Hotels and Resorts recently announced that its Kandalama, Tea Factory and Ahungalla properties received the gold, silver and bronze awards, respectively, in the large scale hotel sector category at the Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards, an annual event organised by the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority.
According to a company statement; "In a first for any hotel in Sri Lanka, a biomass gasifier was installed at Heritance Tea Factory and thereafter at Heritance Kandalama. The gasifier reduces 750 tonnes of carbon emissions per year by replacing diesel with gliricidia wood. The use of locally farmed gliricidia wood instead of imported, and pollution causing, diesel not only saves the environment but also creates substantial employment opportunities for local farmers.
The central heating and hot water in the hotels are supplied by this eco-friendly sustainable energy source. This not only reduces the carbon footprint but also paves the way to alleviating poverty by generating more employment opportunities locally while reducing the foreign exchange drained out on purchasing imported crude oil."
Further noted, Aitken Spence operates its premier hotels under its Heritance brand, which currently comprises Kandalama, Ahungalle (formerly the Triton), Tea Factory and, the most recent, Ayurveda Maha Gedara. |
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