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The objective of this study is to propose a feasible technology transfer and cooperation mechanism in order to overcome the barriers that the country face in developing the renewable energy sector of Sri Lanka. Two cases pertaining to the development of wind power sector in India and China were studied to propose a plausible renewable energy techno...
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... of their own domestic large wind turbine manufacturing companies. A common strategy has been to obtain a technology transfer from a company that has already developed advanced wind turbine technology. This can be done through international trade, licensing agreement, joint ventures or through collaborative research and development [15]. Fig. 3 illustrates a plausible technology transfer approach for Sri Lanka. The states mechanism was drawn under the assumption that the country will strengthen its technological capabilities over time. As illustrated in Fig.3, the model proposes to use technology transfer mechanisms to enhance the technological capabilities in the renewable ...
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... Another concern is the duty-free import of all renewable energy equipment and products, which hurts the local renewable economy. Sri Lanka as a developing nation depends primarily on importing renewable energy technologies from foreign countries with fewer amounts of knowledge transfer taking place (Withanaarachchi et al., 2016). For example, solar panels and other required renewable energy equipment imported from China are attracting more and more customers due to the lower prices despite the questions about their quality and reliability for long-term use (Qaiser, 2022). ...
Sri Lanka as a country has tremendous potential for harnessing energy from renewable sources such as solar, wind, and hydro. However, as of 2018, only 39 % of Sri Lanka's energy generation capacity was harnessed through renewable energy sources. The continuous increase in electrical energy demand and the drastic increase in vehicle population over the past few years have resulted in much of its annual income being spent on purchasing fossil fuels from foreign countries. This has placed the country's future at risk due to the predicted shortage of fossil fuel reserves and in release of an unexpected level of harmful emissions to the environment. In the meantime, Sri Lanka also has an ambitious plan of achieving Net Zero by 2050. The study conducted a systematic review followed by a time series analysis to first identify the present state of the renewable energy progress of the country and through the time series analysis recognize any discrepancies in these efforts. The initial findings revealed the lack of coordination amongst relevant institutions and contrasting government policies such as the increase in investment for non-renewable energy resources as well as backing away from providing initial investment needed to boost the usage of renewable sources for businesses and smaller entities. The study further identified sectors such as transportation and non-renewable power generation activities as the two main barriers deterring the country from having a feasible plan for its efforts for net zero by 2050. From a non-governmental perspective, the study also recognized the knowledge gap and lack of awareness in the wider population of the long-term benefits of switching to renewable sources.
... It is observed that With a certain amount of technology adoption and value addition, the country engages in a vertical transfer of technologies. In terms of technology diffusion governmental organizations like Sustainable Energy Authority and NGOs such as Practical Action, actively engages in disseminating technological know-how to a larger audience (horizontal transfer) (Withanaarachchi et al., 2016). ...
South Asia is the leading consumer of energy, out of which hydrocarbon accounts for a predominant share. However, it is neither richly endowed with hydrocarbons nor has been able to harness its potential comprehensively. Consequently, with economies gaining pace, it has become an energy-deficit region, meeting most of its demand from imports. There is no uniform path to transition because every country has its ecosystem, and there is no one size that fits all. Each country has to invent its path reflecting on the convergence of multiple factors drawing from the local and global milieu. The transition path in South Asia has to be conceptualised as part of a global transition project because failing of any country to meet its target has obvious implications for global targets. In the case of South Asia, which is one of the big emitters of carbon, the global stakes are relatively high.
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