The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with The Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy of Sri Lanka, and the project implementing partner Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and supporting partners Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority and The Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLEMA) launched The Green Energy Champion Sri Lanka initiative, a country-wide competition identifying and recognizing innovative ideas on improving energy efficiency and encouraging the use of renewable energy in Sri Lanka.

Applicants are encouraged to visit www.greenenergychampion.lk and submit their concepts that improve energy efficiency and/or harness the use of renewable energy to the benefit of the wider community. Community based organisations (CBOs), schools, household groups, & Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Groups are encouraged to apply before 31st May 2016.

The project aims to conduct a country-wide campaign in order to raise public awareness of energy conservation and to boost energy innovation in Sri Lanka. Part of the campaign is a competition which seeks to identify a blueprint “Green Energy Champion” who would become a show case for sustainable and clean energy solutions. The winning entry would be entitled to EUR 30,000 (ca. 4.7 Mio LKR) and technical expertise for the implementation of the awarded project proposal.