The Inception
Immediate aftermath of the second oil shock of the mid 1980s offered the necessary policy environment to create the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority by enactment of Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act No 2 of 1985. This organization operating, within the Ministry of Power & Energy in the earliest days had many barriers to overcome and quite a number of obstacles to pass and managed finally to blossom into a fully fledged organization during the last decade. The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority managed to remain relevant to the energy sector by engaging all stakeholders in a meaningful manner. The organization managed to continuously increase the volume of transaction handled during the last 5 years providing value to all stakeholders. These activities highlighted the necessity of an empowered institution to guide the nation towards a sustainable energy future.