The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
The Minister of Energy rejected claims that the Government intends to limit, reduce, or stop solar power development, stating that reports of a committee appointed for that purpose are false. He said the Government is instead streamlining processes and remains committed to its policy target of 70 percent renewable energy, including the rapid addition of 2,000 MW of solar capacity.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Several questions were raised; I will be brief. Certain Members who cannot even come to Parliament are spreading false propaganda to inconvenience the Government. We have no intention to limit, reduce or stop solar. A news item said a committee was appointed for that — untrue. I challenge anyone to prove it. We understand the necessity. We are streamlining processes, not restricting. Our policy targets 70 percent renewable energy; we need a substantial increase in solar — our policy states we must add 2,000 MW of solar rapidly. Do not be misled; we are proceeding with programmes to achieve that.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2025. No. 1740397565032971. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11396