Sharjah has long played an important economic and cultural role in the UAE, and boasts one of the most diversified economies by regional standards, with no individual sector accounting for more than 20% of GDP.
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Articles & Analysis | Government works to overcome energy output challenges in Sri Lanka from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Increased incidence of extreme weather patterns and rising domestic demand have strained Sri Lanka’s national grid in recent years, forcing the government to increase costly fuel imports and implement rolling power cuts as a result of periodic shortages. In its most recent energy development strategy, released in 2017, the state-owned...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Minister of Power and Renewable Energy : Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
How can responsible energy usage among households and industrial entities be encouraged?
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lanka looks to liquefied natural gas as medium-term energy source from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Sri Lanka’s electricity shortages have become increasingly severe in recent years, with declining hydro-power output, and chronic problems and breakdowns at the Lakvijaya coal station, a 900-MW plant located in Norochcholai. This, combined with rising Japanese and Indian interest in countering China’s geopolitical influence, has facilitated...
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lankan state planning to address energy shortages and support econonic development from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Sri Lanka’s energy sector has undergone a significant transformation in recent decades, as growth in the economy and population have eroded the country’s capacity to meet its energy needs via hydropower, strained the national grid and pushed thermal generation to dominate the industry.
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lanka embraces its potential as a renewable energy powerhouse from The Report: Sri Lanka 2018
Sri Lanka is poised to become a regional, and perhaps global, leader in renewable energy (RE) development, with the push to switch to a robust clean energy agenda coming in the wake of increasingly extreme weather patterns, which includes two years of severe drought that significantly reduced hydropower output. According to a May 2017 report...