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Monaragala

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Mannar

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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

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This cabinet decision approves recommendations for the formation of a national building code, noting the development of new climate-adaptive building standards as a key priority nationally, alongside more general safety and energy efficiency concerns.

Sri Lanka Nationally Determined Contribution. NDC3.0

The Long-Term Generation Expansion Plan (LTGEP) 2025-2044 provides a guiding framework and priority areas for the maintenance and development of the electricity supply in Sri Lanka, co-ordinated by Ceylon Electricity Board, the state-run energy monopoly. The plan aims to balance affordability and reliability with sustainability, emphasising the threat posed by global climate change and the need to significantly expand the renewable energy supply. The plan envisages a greater role of wind and solar in the future energy mix contributing to a 25% decline from 2021-2030, noting that there is little remaining land use capacity for further hydroelectric projects.

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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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