Kurunegala

North Western Province

Galle

Matara

Puttalam

Hambantota

Anuradhapura

Jaffna

North Central Province

Polonnaruwa

Northern Province

Kilinochchi

Uva Province

Colombo

Mannar

Western Province

Gampaha

Badulla

Vavuniya

Monaragala

Ratnapura

Kalutara

Mullaittivu

Sabaragamuwa Province

Kegalla

Kandy

Batticaloa

Central Province

Eastern Province

Ampara

Nuwara Eliya

Matale

Trincomalee

Southern Province

Sri Lanka

Specific energy and water consumption reduced in state owned or controlled buildings by 10% by 2022, 15% by 2025 and 20% by 2030

Renewable energy to make up 20% of energy generation 2023.

Wind to take up 20% of share of energy produced by renewables by 2022.

Energy consumption will be reduced by 10% on 2015 levels by 2023.

Reduce the carbon footprint of the energy sector by 5% by 2025.

Produce the total petroleum product demand of the country through our own refinery by 2025.

Reduce the petroleum fuel use in the transport sub-sector by 5% by introducing alternative strategies such as efficient modes of transport and electrification of transport by 2020.

Reduce the technical and commercial losses of the electricity transmission and distribution network from 11% to 8% by 2020.

Increase generation capacity of low cost thermal power plants fired by natural gas and biomass to 2,000 MW to reduce the generation costs and to diversify generation mix by 2020.

Generate a minimum 1.000 MW of electricity using indigenous gas resources discovered in Mannar basin by 2020.

Increase the electricity generation capacity of the system from 4.050 MW to 6.400 MW by 2025.

Increase the share of electricity generation from renewable energy sources from 50% in 2014 to 60% by 2020 and finally to meet the total demand from renewable and other indigenous energy sources by 2030.

Reduce electricity network losses to 8%  by 2020

5% reduction of carbon footprint of energy sector by 2025 against a 2014 baseline

20% increase in renewable energy percentage of national grid, from 4.8% baseline by 2020 against a 2008 baseline

60% renewables of electricity supply by 2020, then 100% from renewable and indigenous energy sources by 2030

38% electrical energy supply from hydro and renewables by 2015

Sri Lanka Nationally Determined Contribution. NDC3.0

Sri Lanka Biennial Transparency Report. BTR1

In September 2024, the Government of Sri Lanka approved and published positive list of project areas that are considered for trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The positive list also includes capping the share of emission reductions that can be credited restricted to renewables energy projects. Some types of renewable projects see their emission reductions are capped at 50% and others at 25%. Eligible activities are as follows:
1. Electricity Sector
- Establishment of wind power plants with the assistance of bilateral and multilateral donor agencies and sovereign governments (to the level of 737 MW) - (Maximum 25%)
- Establishment of ground-mounted solar PV with the assistance of bilateral and multilateral donor agencies and sovereign governments (to the level of 1982 MW) - (Maximum 25%)
- Establishment of Offshore Wind Farms (Maximum 50%)
- Establishment of Tidal Energy Farms (Maximum 50%)
- Establishment of Energy Storage Power Facilities such as Hydro Pumped Power Storage (Maximum 50%)
- Establishment of Energy Storage Power Facilities such as Battery Storage in Solar Power Plants (Maximum 50%)
- Electricity Wheeling (50%)
- Demand Side Management programs other than Lighting efficiency improvements (50%)
2. Transport Sector
- Implementation of fuel switch measures focusing on electric mobility and hybrid vehicles (H2)
- Implementation of low-carbon public passenger transport activities, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and improved rail transportation
- Implementation of rapid transport systems for passenger transport
- Development of new low-carbon transportation infrastructure resulting in fuel savings
3. Industry Sector
- Fuel switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy-based fuels in industrial processes
- Development of Resource-Efficiency Cleaner Production (RECP) practices, including low-carbon technologies and processes
- Introduction of tri-generation* facilities
- Energy efficiency interventions in industries with longer payback periods
4. Forestry Sector
- Restoration and reforestation of terrestrial forests covering various plantations
- Enhancement and expansion of trees outside forests
- Agroforestry on private lands, covering various large and bundled small activities
- Reforestation by the private sector for timber production
- Mangrove restoration subject to the following conditions
a. Restoration of mangroves based on the areas identified by the Department of Forest Conservation and the Department of Wildlife Conservation, which is approximately 2000 ha in extent, will be restored, however, the aforementioned extent would not be considered and allocated for carbon finance and crediting purposes.
b. Apart from the above-mentioned identified areas, any further areas that might be identified based on National Guidelines on Mangrove Restoration in Sri Lanka (2021), and other protocols for blue carbon ecosystem restoration, and approved by the Blue Carbon Task Force, could be considered.
5. Waste Sector
- Deployment of methane abatement technologies in municipal solid waste treatment projects
- Implementation of Waste-to-Energy projects (Incineration, Gasification, Pyrolysis and Plasma)
- Waste dumpsites rehabilitation projects (Avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions in waste dumps/landfills)
- Deployment of Efficient Waste Collection and Transportation Systems and Processes
- Emission Reductions through the Promotion of Recycling Technologies and Process Optimization
6. Agriculture Sector
- Methane emission management from livestock coupled with energy conversion for thermal or electrical generation
- Adoption of innovative technologies in agricultural practices (such as rice cultivation) for GHG emission reductions

Sri Lanka. National Communication (NC). NC 3., National Communication from Sri Lanka in 2022

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Reduce electricity network losses to 8% by 2020

5% reduction of carbon footprint of energy sector by 2025 against a 2014 baseline

20% increase in renewable energy percentage of national grid, from 4.8% baseline by 2020 against a 2008 baseline

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