Ahamadh Mubarak

Ahamadh Mubarak is the Director in charge of Water Supply, Housing and Urban Development and Environment Clusters, of Department of National Planning, Ministry of National Policies, and Economic Affairs in Sri Lanka. Mr. Mubarak obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Colombo in 1998 and completed his MSc at Ritsuimeken Asia Pacific University in Japan in the field of International Cooperation Policy 2010. He joined the Department of National Planning in 2002 as an assistant director to the poverty and regional development cluster.

Implementation of Waste to Energy as a Sustainable Urban Energy Solution in Sri Lanka

The national perspective of waste to energy (WtE) option as a sustainable urban energy solution in Sri Lanka is explored. Recently, the government has given emphasis for WtE, not only to manage municipal solid waste (MSW) but also to achieve targets in renewable energy and nationally determined contributions. Yet, no significant progress is seen, indicating a variety of challenges related to waste collection, composition, heating value, quantity, transport distance, expertise, finance, land, etc.

Potential role of Electric Utilities in Supporting Transport Electrification in Sri Lanka

This presentation analyzes the potential role of electric utilities in supporting Transport Electrification (TE) in Sri Lanka. It outlines the barriers to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) as well as regulatory and pricing issues in Sri Lanka. It also compares and contrasts the outcomes, learning, and arguments from the U.S. State Public Utilities Commission Proceedings to Sri Lanka from a qualitative perspective, looking into degrees of utility ownership, equity, market competition, innovation, managed charging and social inclusion to inform TE policy in Sri Lanka.

Renewable Energy Implementation Toolkit Development and Demonstration in South Asia: Sri Lanka

The Global Environmental Institute (GEI) has developed a Renewable Energy Implementation (REI) toolkit that evaluates, implements and scales-up renewable energy (RE) projects at national and regional levels. The toolkit includes GIS analysis, technology application MCA screening and financial analysis, and has been used to design industrial rooftop solar PV installation projects in China’s Guangdong Province. In 2018, the REI toolkit was used for deploring solar power potential of Gampola Town, Sri Lanka – about 1.8MW rooftop solar PV.