A high-level delegation of Thai officials and private sector representatives met at the Ministry of Power & Energy in Sri Lanka to explore renewable energy cooperation, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.
Officials from various Thai agencies and the private sector, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Energy, Royal Thai Embassy, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), PTT Public Company Limited, and Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited, convened a meeting on Monday at the Ministry of Power & Energy in Sri Lanka, Minister Wijesekera said on ‘X’.
Acting on instructions from the Prime Minister of Thailand, the delegation is in Sri Lanka to assess the feasibility and potential for future cooperation and investment in renewable energy, particularly focusing on electricity generation, the Minister said.
During the meeting, discussions centered around policies and plans for the electricity sector, multilateral interconnections, proposed sector reforms, necessary investments in renewable energy, the potential of green hydrogen, and avenues for energy cooperation between the two countries. (Newswire)