SIA elects New President, Office Bearers at Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the premier solar industry association, known as Solar Industries Association (SIA), was held in Colombo on November 21, electing new office bearers for the upcoming year.
The meeting concluded with the appointment of key office-bearers and the selection of the committee members by the respective office-bearers.
The Solar Industries Association is the premier solar industry association in Sri Lanka, serving the industry for over two decades. The association was formed by well-known pioneering solar industrialists namely Eng. Pradeep Jayawardena, Eng. Lakshman Jayasuriya and Dr. Priyantha Wijesooriya. The Solar Industries Association holds the majority stakes in the solar energy sector in Sri Lanka and was instrumental in launching many energy projects reaching thousands of rural households to the modern-day solar energy concepts that feed energy to the national grid.
Eng. Asanka Tennakoon, who was appointed as the President of SIA for the year 2022/23, brings new leadership to the Solar Industries Association with a vision to develop the local renewable energy industry using a direct approach to engage with stakeholders and members. Asanka is a board member of one of the leading companies in Sri Lanka and an expert in Solar Energy Technologies. He holds B.Sc. Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Universityof Peradeniya and also a Masters of Engineering from the University of East London.
Eng. Roshane Perera, who possesses extensive experience in Solar PV in Sri Lanka, was elected as the Hon. Secretary of SIA for the year 2022/2023. He has contributed to the installation of over 140 MW of solar projects in Sri Lanka.
Former SIA President Eng. Kushan Jayasuriya, who was elected as the Vice President is a well-known personality in the Solar industry and an engineer by profession with almost two decades of experience. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Engineering and is a Chartered Engineer by profession in the Engineering Council of Sri Lanka and the Engineering Council of the UK.
Eng. Sivagnanam Sanjeevan was elected as the Treasurer of SIA for the year 2022/23. Sanjeewan is a graduate of the National University of Singapore with seven years of experience in the solar industry.
The newly appointed working committee of SIA for the year 2022/23 comprises 06 members: S Manoharan, Wikum Wijesinghe, Bandula Ranasinghe, Pathmanatha Poddiwala, Rohitha Abeykoon and Dinesh Perera.