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Floating solar panels on Diyawanna: Solar power for Parliament: Duminda

29 Nov 2020

State Minister Duminda Dissanayake said that his Ministry is expecting to install floating solar panels in the Diyawanna Lake to generate power for Parliament. Speaking in Parliament, State Minister of Solar, Wind, and Grid Power Projects Development Dissanayake said the architecture of the Parliament prevents them from fixing solar panels on its roof. “However, we hope to set up floating solar panels in the Diyawanna Lake to generate power for Parliament. Today, a large amount of public funds are being spent to cover the electricity bill of the Parliament,” he said. He said selected state institutions would be given loan facilities to install solar panels on their rooftops to generate power and add it to the national grid. “The Government’s objective is to generate 70% of the national power supply from renewable sources by 2030,” the State Minister said. Meanwhile, he said they have made arrangements to add 500 MW to the national grid through solar power generation by setting up panels in 100,000 houses of low-income families. “The 100,000 families will be selected from among the Samurdhi recipients. They will be given loan facilities to set up solar panels and then the CEB (Ceylon Electricity Board) will purchase electricity from them. The families will receive an income by generating renewable energy,” he said.  

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