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The Work of the Alternative Energy Unit of the Ceylon Electricity Board by Renuka de Mel

Boiling Point
Front cover of Boiling Point issue 15
Issue 15 (1988) Stove Progress in Kenya and Sri Lanka
ArticleThe Work of the Alternative Energy Unit of the Ceylon Electricity Board
AuthorRenuka de Mel?
The main objective of the Alternative Energy Development section is to create public awareness about the use of alternative energy sources and to render the general public, particularly the rural masses, all possible assistance in this regard. This unit takes utermost interest in advising and guiding people who seek advice on alternative energy useages. To educate people about alternative energy resources it organises various seminars, demonstrations and exhibitions. In addition industrial and energy conservation surveys are conducted from time to time. Much interest is also focused on the use of wind-mills, biomass fuels, plants, solar systems, wood gasifiers and mini hydro plants.

The unit also maintains a Rural Energy Centre at Pattiyapola which provides electricity to about 90 houses in the village using alternative energy technologies. This centre functions as a demonstration and training centre and these facilities extended to include undergraduate trainees interest in alternative energy technologies.

In the Hambantota District in South East Sri Lanka a pilot project was launched at Boondala where a solar powered battery charging centre was set-up, providing battery charging facilities for over 50 houses in the Boondala model village and 100 houses in Kotaveheramankade model village.

The unit also takes an active interest in the promotion of fuelwood saving stoves under the National Fuelwood Conservation Programme. Stove Programme activities which were confined to outstations are now extended to Colombo District as well. In 1986, 29,783 improved stoves were installed in various parts of the Island.

The national energy balance is prepared by this unit which has been a continuing activity since 1982. In 1986 the Energy Unit with the collaboration of the Ministry of Power and Energy conducted a seminar on agricultural residues as a source of energy. A seminar was also conducted on fuelwood conservation programmes. The unit also participates in various exhibitions. It has taken an active role in the promotion of mini hydro activities in the regional network for small hydro power set-up under the Regional Energy Development Programme of ESCAP. A training course on mini hydro was held in December 1986, with the collaboration of ITDG (UK).

[top] [end]Contents: Boiling Point 15: Stove Progress in Kenya and Sri Lanka

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BP15: Improved Stove Programmes in Kenya - BP15: After the Jiko? - BP15: Institutional Stoves in Kenya - BP15: Kenya Institutional Stoves Programme - BP15: Traditional Fish Smoking in Western Kenya - BP15: Sri Lankan Stoves Past and Present - BP15: The Work of the Alternative Energy Unit, CEB - BP15: The Netherlands-Sri Lanka Energy Programme - BP15: The Hambantota Stoves Project - BP15: Left Handed/Right Handed - BP15: National Fuelwood Conservation Programme - BP15: Sri Lanka's Stove Programme Achievements - BP15: Stove Promotion in Sri Lanka Takes Off - BP15: Better Ceramic Liners with a Jigger Jolly - BP15: Zmart Ztove - BP15: Tsotso Stoves in Zimbabwe



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