Solar Industries Association

10/04/2025

Sri Lanka's Solar Energy Crisis

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10/04/2025

SIA protests forced shutdown and demands compensation.
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Solar-industry-protests-CEB-s-forced-shutdown-of-clean-energy-systems-during-festive-season/44-775392

The Solar Industries Association (SIA) has strongly objected to a recent directive by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) mandating the shutdown of solar power systems from 10 to 21 April, a move the industry body says threatens investor confidence and undermines Sri Lanka’s renewable energy ambiti...

29/03/2025

SIA raises objections on the proposed reduction of the feed in tariff.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/news/Rooftop-solar-tariffs-Solar-Industry-Association-raises-objection-on-proposed-reduction/239-305517

The Solar Industry Association (SIA) has raised concerns over the proposed reduction in tariffs on rooftop solar panels, also mentioning that the decision could impact the entire solar market, according to a letter sent by it to the Finance Ministry. ..

28/03/2025

President urged to reconsider rooftop solar tariff revisions
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/President-urged-to-reconsider-rooftop-solar-tariff-revisions/44-774837

26/03/2025

The Solar Industries Association (SIA) has raised strong objections to the proposed reduction in rooftop solar feed-in tariffs, warning it could severely impact Sri Lanka’s solar sector.
https://www.newswire.lk/2025/03/26/rooftop-solar-sector-faces-setback-with-proposed-price-reductions/

The Solar Industries Association (SIA) has raised strong objections to the proposed reduction in rooftop solar feed-in tariffs, warning itContinue Reading

10/03/2025

Solar Industries Association urges Govt. to halt unfair tariff reductions.
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Solar-Industry-urges-Govt-to-halt-unfair-tariff-reductions/44-774070

09/03/2025

Solar Industries Association (SIA) Urges Fair Policies to Protect SL’s Rooftop Solar Industry from Unjust Claims and Unstable Tariffs.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/front-page/Solar-Industries-Association-SIA-Urges-Fair-Policies-to-Protect-SLs-Rooftop-Solar-Industry-from-Unjust-Claims-and-Unstable-Tariffs/238-303917

The Solar Industries Association (SIA) representing over 1,000 companies and 40,000 workers in Sri Lanka’s rooftop solar sector in a media release mentioned that they strongly condemns recent developments that threaten the industry’s future and the nation’s renewable energy goals. ..

09/03/2025

ඉරිදා දිනවල සූර්ය බලශක්තිය සීමා කිරීමට නියෝග
https://youtu.be/ndXLn24Z71s?feature=shared

මෙන්න විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලයේ තවත් ජඩ වැඩක් එළියට..විදුලි ඒකකයකට දෙන ගානත් අඩු කරලා ඉරිදට හොඳට ඉර පායලා තියෙනවා නම් අපිට ...

09/03/2025

The government is attempting to reduce the feed in tariff by 30%. Under such circumstances, companies undertaking solar projects will collapse.
https://srilankamirror.com/news/government-accused-of-jeopardizing-100000-solar-panel-users/?amp=1

It is reported that over 100,000 homeowners who have installed solar power systems on their roofs are at serious risk.                                                                       […]

09/03/2025

පියස මත සූර්යබල පද්ධති සවි කරගත් නිවාස හිමියන් ලක්ෂයකට අධික පිරිසක් දැඩි අවදානමකට ලක්ව ඇත.
https://www.aruna.lk/articles/OCwJ2wAZFXsbOPOUwYZg

පියස මත සූර්යබල පද්ධති සවි කරගත් නිවාස හිමියන් ලක්ෂයකට අධික පිරිසක් දැඩි අවදානමකට ලක්ව ඇතැයි ‘සති අග අරුණ’ ට වාර.....

13/02/2025

Instead of penalising solar energy prosumers, we urge stakeholders to address this 3.5% of challenging hours by facilitating energy storage solutions. Proactive measures, rather than blame, will ensure a stable and resilient national grid.

Every time a total grid failure occurs, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and other stakeholders attribute the instability to excess solar energy. ..