Renewable power is booming as innovation that brings down costs and starts to deliver on the promise of a clean energy future. The non-renewable energy sources, which are rapidly depleting and causing detrimental impacts on the environment by contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, have led the Government of Sri Lanka to consider alternative renewable energy resources in order to meet the energy requirements in a sustainable manner.

By strengthening this challenging journey, the Government of Japan, as one of the main development partners, by extending its cooperation further, has agreed to provide a grant assistance amounting to Japanese Yen one thousand, two hundred and thirty million (approximately LKR 2.8 billion) to establish photovoltaic solar power generation systems in selected hospitals in Sri Lanka.

Under this project, rooftop photovoltaic solar power generation systems will be installed in three selected government hospitals: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Teaching Hospital Rathnapura, and Teaching Hospital Kurunegala. In addition, photovoltaic modules and accessories, power conditioners and accessories, power cables and terminals, fire detectors, other related renovations and related services will be provided. Thisgrant assistance will be a great patronage for technology transfer in the field of photovoltaic solar power generation systems in Sri Lanka.

The Exchange of Notes and the GGrant Agreement pertaining to the above grant were signed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policies, Mr. K.M. Mahinda Siriwardana, on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka on February 14, 2024, at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policies. His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan in Sri Lanka, Mr. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki signed the Exchange of Notes on behalf of the Government of Japan and the President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr.TANAKA Akihiko signed the Grant Agreement on behalf of JICA.

Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies

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On February 14, 2024.