Power From Sea Waves Project Finland Volunteered to Implement it Next Year

Wave energy is the largest untapped form of renewable energy in the world and is on track to produce ten percent of the global energy demand in the upcoming decades, according to AW Energy. The environmentally friendly wave energy can easily be utilized to generate electricity, seawater treatment, and pumping water. According to the research done so far, the Indian Ocean is considered as a wave power generation region. When Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the AW Energy on a study tour on Monday.the Chief Executive Officer of Finland’s AW Energy John Liljelund announced, that the Finland will provide Srilanka with the know  how experience and technology to generate power from the sea waves.

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe led a delegation observed the state of the art equipment manufactured by the company for power generation through sea waves. Mr.John Liljelund said they are ready to support the production of wave power in the Sri Lankan waters and all the surveys in the coastal area around Sri Lanka have been completed. They expect to begin power generation next year, the CEO stressed. The Finnish company has developed several products and procedures to tap Wave energy and the Sri Lankan delegation has gained a basic understanding of their functioning during the visit.