BBC: The Sri Lanka High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the Gauteng office of Trade and Investment Kwazulu-Natal, organised an webinar on “Available renewable energy projects in Kwazulu-Natal” for the Sri Lankan renewable energy companies on March 26.
The Acting High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Pretoria, Suminda Mendis and, Actg. Additional Director General of Sri Lanka Export Development Board, Ms. Anoma Premathilake welcomed the participants and outlined the objective of this webinar to the audience.
Manager of Gauteng office of Trade and Investment Kwazulu-Natal, Ms. Donnee Kruger outlined the current energy crisis in South Africa and the solutions available.
She introduced “Energy one-stop shop” which provides a single window facilitation process for energy projectsin South Africa. She explained the current energy environment and opportunities in South Africa.
Deoline Subramany and Ms. Michelle Visser of ART Solar companyand Leo Williams from Photon Energy, South Africa presented their engagements and their capacities for producing renewable energy in South Africa.
They said that they would like to collaborate with Sri Lankan companies. Representatives of Sri Lankan companies who were part of the webinar engaged on the discussion and requested information on the tariff, concessions and approval process for the South African projects.
Ms. Thiloka Perera, Second Secretary, Commercial of the Sri Lanka High Commission in Pretoria, and Ms. Indumini Kodikara, Director – Export Services, EDB thanked the speakers and participants for joining for the webinar. Ms. Kumudini Irugalbandara, Assistant Director, EDB attended to all the background work to implement this successful webinar in collaboration with the Sri Lanka High Commission in Pretoria.
