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Dr Janaka Ratnasiri
The piece written by Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya (Dr TS) appearing in
The Island of 24.02.2021, in response to my letter on 19.02.2021 is wide of the mark. The Power Ministry officials responsible for not taking any action on the President’s directive for over five months are fortunate that they are living in Sri Lanka where there is still some sort of democracy prevails. In a country like China or North Korea, they would have been probably summarily executed.
The President wanted his target of 70% of electricity generation from renewable energy (RE) sources achieved by 2030, that is in 10 years’ time. While this is not something impossible, it can be achieved provided the relevant authorities make a concerted effort beginning today (see writer’s pieces in the Island on 28
By Dr Janaka Ratnasiri Several reviews of President Barack Obama’ book, A Promised Land have recently appeared, and in one of them Obama is called a humanist. Is this true? A humanist, by definition, is a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity. If one considers his deeds […]
BY Dr Janaka Ratnasiri
Proceedings of a meeting held by the President on 15.12.2020 with the Power Minister, Renewable Energy Minister, officials of the two ministries as well as officials of institutions coming under the two ministries to discuss issues pertaining to the development of renewable energy (RE) were shown in newscasts of TV channels as well as reported in the print media recently. The purpose of this write-up is to elaborate on some issues raised by him.
According to a report in
The Island of 16.12.2020, the President has said that “he is exploring the possibility of rapidly adding power from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, to the national grid, and that many countries are turning to renewable energy sources for power generation. As per the “Saubhagyaye Dekma” Policy Statement, by 2030 the government expects to meet 70% of the total electricity demand from renewable energy sources”. He has further said that “the generation of renewabl
Divulge specific complaints against it The Minister serving as the spokesman of the Cabinet, addressing a press briefing held on 22.12.2020 to announce the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting held on 21.12.2020, said in response to a query by a journalist on the course of action taken against the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), that […]