1. LOW CARBON CASE STUDY IN SRI LANKA OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MICRO-HYDRO SCHEMES
2. OVERVIEW - BASIC ENERGY STATISTICS IN SRI LANKA Changing
energy trends Connectivity Key institutional arrangements Sri
Lankan case study detailing micro-hydro energy projects
3. CHANGING ENERGY TRENDS Hydro Energy 3291 GWh Thermal -
8338GWh Non-Conventional Renewable Energy 169 GWh Hydro Energy
27.9% Thermal Oil 58.8% Thermal Coal 12.0% NCRE 1.4% Energy Mix -
2012
5. CONNECTIVITY SELECTED STATISTICS 350 Villages using
micro-hydro schemes 120,000 Households with solar home systems 100
Houses using small wind turbines Villages with dendro power 10
Houses using biogass systems 30
6. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy
Authority (SLSEA) Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Fund (SLSEF)
Government offered a cost based generation tariff for developers
Funding diversification Attracting a portion of Certified Emission
Reductions (CERs) Levying a cess on energy sales Charging an energy
resource from renewable energy power plants operation under
Standardised Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) on expiration of
agreement after 15 years. Channelling a portion of savings from
energy efficiency improvement/fuel switching projects.
7. SRI LANKAN CASE STUDY DETAILING MICRO-HYDRO ENERGY PROJECTS
Lessons for Asia and beyond Sri Lankas experience could prove
useful to countries that are lagging in the electrification
development cycle
8. INCEPTION SCENARIO Grid Access - ~40% grid connectivity in
the 1980s Low rural electricity access
9. IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES Technical Expertise Finance
Governance systems
10. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OUTCOMES Reach - 260+ off-grid
systems in Sri Lanka (50-100 households each) Cost - Low
cost-renewable energy (flat rate of LKR 50/month)
11. POST IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES Maintenance Corruption
12. LESSONS LEARNED Regulatory Framework Certification
Community Development Mechanisms
