Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
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the development <strong>of</strong> electricity generation,transmission <strong>and</strong> distribution, reduction <strong>of</strong>system losses, <strong>and</strong> enhancement <strong>of</strong> renewableenergy usage <strong>and</strong> energy conservation.Electricity generation has increasedsubstantially by 8.9 percent compared with2009 against the background <strong>of</strong> higheconomic growth <strong>of</strong> 8 percent in <strong>2010</strong>.Thetotal installed capacity has increased from2684MW in 2009 to 2806MW in <strong>2010</strong>. TheGovernment has invested approximately Rs.9867 mn in electricity generation in <strong>2010</strong> .In addition, mainly due to the favorableweather conditions prevailed in the country,hydro power plants were operated at theirmaximum capacity. Therefore, the HydroPower generation increased significantlyfrom 34 percent <strong>of</strong> total generation in 2009 to47 percent in <strong>2010</strong>.By investing approximately Rs.6034 Mn, anumber <strong>of</strong> activities were carried out during<strong>2010</strong> to develop the transmission system inthe country compatible with new generationprojects. Around 14 projects wereimplemented isl<strong>and</strong> wide to enhance thetransmission system <strong>of</strong> which two projectsnamely Greater Colombo Grid SubstationPhase 11 <strong>and</strong> Kerawalapitiya - Kotugoda220kV Transmission Line Project have beencompleted during <strong>2010</strong>.As a result <strong>of</strong> government policy forenhancing the use <strong>of</strong> Clean Green Energy,during the <strong>2010</strong> the installed capacity sharefrom renewable energy was increased to 211MW <strong>and</strong> this is a 2 percent increasecompared with 2009.As a result <strong>of</strong> implementing energymanagement programmes such as regulatoryinterventions, establishment <strong>of</strong> energyconsumption benchmarks, conduction <strong>of</strong>energy audits, 312 GWh <strong>of</strong> energy has beensaved in <strong>2010</strong>During the year <strong>2010</strong>, the following projectswere recommended by the Power & Energysector <strong>of</strong> the Department for funding -1. Pre-feasibility Study -using NuclearPower <strong>and</strong> Conducting PublicAwareness2. Renewable Energy for RuralEconomic Development3. Proposed 3MW Wind farm with apilot Scale Hydrogen productionFacility in Narakkeliya, KalpitiyaPeninsula4. Reduction <strong>of</strong> Power Consumption onStreet Lighting in the Westernprovince5. Extension <strong>of</strong> Rural ElectrificationProject 046. Mannar Transmission DevelopmentProject (Term Loan FacilitySupported by Overseas United LoanInsurance <strong>of</strong> Nippon InvestmentInsurance7. Renewable Energy for RuralEconomic development (RERED)In addition, the Power & Energy sector in theDepartment has provided direct Observationsto 8 Cabinet Memor<strong>and</strong>a <strong>and</strong> supportiveobservations to 18 Cabinet Memor<strong>and</strong>aduring <strong>2010</strong>. Some <strong>of</strong> the direct observationswere important to take the followingimportant cabinet decisions. Pre-feasibility study to considerNuclear Power Programme in SriLanka Facilitates for the SamurdhiBeneficiaries <strong>and</strong> Low Income Peopleto get the Electricity serviceConnection under "Viduli Athwela"Project Introduction <strong>of</strong> Pumped StorageElectricity Generation Option in SriLanka.In line with a cabinet decision to introducelow cost power generation methods in thecountry to meet the increasing energy156
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