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ABC Trade and Investment Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with the All-China Environment Federation to develop water-management and clean/renewable-energy projects in Sri Lanka, aiming to channel Chinese technology, engineering expertise and potential capital into local water and clean-energy infrastructure.
JAAF Secretary General Yohan Lawrence said Sri Lanka's apparel industry has fallen behind on automation after successive crises and now faces rising competition from African manufacturing hubs such as Egypt under AGOA. JAAF is exploring government incentive schemes to boost automation and renewable-energy adoption as global demand softens amid higher inflation and oil prices.
The Sri Lanka-Benelux Business Council held its 31st AGM where Dutch Ambassador Wiebe de Boer confirmed Sri Lanka's GSP+ access remains until 2029 and urged deeper EU ties including a potential FTA. Council president Farhath Amith (re-elected) urged Benelux support and highlighted renewable energy, floriculture, agro-processing, eco-tourism and healthcare as priority sectors.
PUCSL Chair Prof. K.P.L. Chandralal said Sri Lanka needs about 5,000 qualified solar technicians a year to support roughly 600 MW of solar additions annually and hit a 70% renewable electricity target by 2030; some 1,500 have been trained so far under an SLSEA‑PUCSL program. New regulations make NVQ Level 3 the minimum from Jan 2028-Dec 2029, with NVQ Level 4 and Engineering Council registration required from Jan 1, 2030.
Hayleys PLC's solar arm completed a 3.3 MWp multi-site installation for Toyota Lanka across four facilities, expected to generate about 4.6 GWh/year and cut roughly 2,300 tonnes of CO2 annually.
Vidullanka PLC said construction of its 10 MW Ranna Solar Power Project (Rs.1.8 billion), owned via 50%-held JV DPV Solar Energy Ltd., is complete and awaits EDL to energise the grid interconnection before commercial generation can start. Once commissioned the plant will add 10 MW of renewable capacity to the national grid.
The Sri Lanka-Japan Business Council held its 47th AGM; Athulla Edirisinghe was re-elected President and officers from Hayleys Advantis, Spear International and Prudential Shipping were elected to the committee. Japan's Ambassador urged an export-oriented industrial policy and expanded renewable energy investment, noting Japan's 'Power Asia' $10bn financing initiative.
ABC Trade & Investments signed an MoU with the All‑China Environment Federation to create a framework bringing Chinese technology, engineering and potential capital into Sri Lanka for water, clean‑energy and environmental infrastructure projects. Priority areas cited include urban/rural water systems, sewage and industrial wastewater upgrades, village drinking‑water purification and distributed renewable energy installations.
Deep Tec Engineering and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) signed an MoU appointing Deep Tec as CCECC's authorised local engineering and business partner to develop solar-powered water, purification and sanitation infrastructure across Sri Lanka.
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