Cabinet approves € 924,063 German grant for energy-efficient buildings program

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The Cabinet of Ministers at their meeting on Monday approved the implementation of a German-funded program to promote energy-efficient and climate-resilient buildings in Sri Lanka under a financial grant of € 924,063 (around Rs. 314 million).

The program will be implemented under the existing framework agreement on technical cooperation between the Governments of Sri Lanka and Germany. Announcing the decision at the weekly post-Cabinet meeting media briefing yesterday, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said the initiative will be carried out by the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with Sri Lanka’s Energy Ministry and the Sustainable Energy Authority.

“The initiative aims to support Sri Lanka in developing policies, institutional frameworks and technical capacity to improve the design, construction and maintenance of energy-efficient and climate-resilient buildings,” he explained.

The proposal to this effect was submitted by Energy Minister Anura Karunathilake.