The roof top solar power plant is one of mostly promoted technology with net metering concept in Sri Lanka. This is purely to motivate the renewable energy technologies in Sri Lanka. The decision makers correctly identified the four Faculties of Engineering as excellent places for placing pilot power pants for demonstrating this technology to the industries and other institutions. Original project proposal was formulate by discussions forum contains experts from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Peradeniya (UOP), Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) and Resource Management Association (RMA) Pvt. Ltd. during the year 2011.
There were few rounds of discussions and initially the solar measuring stations were installed in Northern and Southern Provinces. Finally four Faculties Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Ruhuna and Jaffna received this pilot power plant from the Sri Lanka Sustainable Authority of the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy (MoP&RE). This was one of the excellent way forward for sustainable development. This project was given as grant from the Asian Development Bank. Final commissioning testing on the solar pilot project was carried out by Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority officers.
The faculty thank the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority officers, Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy, Asian development Bank and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Peradeniya. Final thanks goes to the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority officers and Sunpower Systems (Pvt) Ltdfor their professional way of carrying out the testing and installation of this plant.