Power Sri Lanka 2013 11 th edition begins

Indunil Hewage

The eleventh edition of Power Sri Lanka 2013 , an International exhibition on power generation, transmission, energy and renewable energy commenced yesterday (13) at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre in Colombo.

Three exhibitions Renewable Energy Sri Lanka 2013 International Expo, Solar Sri Lanka 2013 Int'l Expo, and E-Power Sri Lanka 2013 International Expo would be held concurrently.

The three day exhibition is organized by CEMS Global USA and co-partnered by Power Lanka Pvt Ltd and Orange Electric.The exhibition would be an ideal platform for all power industry related stakeholders to create much needed business links as well as showcase their wide range of products under one roof.

This year exhibition will see the participation of high profile exhibitors from over 10 countries and they will have the opportunity of familiarizing themselves with the Power and Energy sector of Sri Lanka and see the investment climate where the Government is encouraging Foreign Investments in the Power and Energy sector.

The exhibitors will showcase world-class technology which would be beneficial to upgrade the Power and Energy sector and also play an important role by assembling the entire business community of Sri Lanka from all the industry sectors.

Renewable Energy Authority Chairman Prasad Galhena speaking at the opening ceremony of the 11th Power Sri Lanka 2013 International Exhibition said, "In Sri Lanka, there is much potential for renewable energy sources such as solar energy, wind power biomass, geothermal energy and others. The government has a long term plan to contribute 20 % of the total electricity requirement with renewable energy sources by 2020."

Galhena also noted that the meteorological potential of all promising wind sites in Sri Lanka is a staggering 25,000MW, which is much more than the country's necessity. Sri Lanka has the capability to provide excessive wind power to South India.

S.S Sarwar, Group CEO, CEMS Global-USA said that Sri Lanka is experiencing a rapid economic growth following the end of war in 2009 and CEMS remains committed to expanding its presence while bringing more international exhibitions to Sri Lanka in 2014. According to Sarwar, CEMS for the first time will be organizing an 'Auto Show' in Sri Lanka next year.