JLanka to invest $10 million in renewable energy sector

Premier solar and renewable energy technology solutions provider JLanka International is championing Bahrain’s next step towards solar conversion and has announced an investment of up to US$10 million within the coming five years in Bahrain’s renewable energy sector.

Commencing the operations in Bahrain, JLanka has been commissioned by the Kingdom’s Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU) under the supervision of Dr Abdulhussain Mirza, Minister of Electricity and Water, to conduct an exclusive training programme in Bahrain to educate and certify solar PV contractors and consultants as well as training EWA personnel on grid connection standards. JLanka has also been appointed as a lead consultant on a project to install solar PV systems on more than 500 government-owned buildings in Bahrain including schools and hospitals.

This comes on the back of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) awarding Green Innova, under the consortium formed with JLanka, an operation and maintenance contract for the 5MW solar plant installed at the University of Bahrain and at various Bapco sites.

The launch of JLanka International marks the inauguration of JLanka Technologies’ first overseas business entity outside of Sri Lanka and sees its international headquarters based in Bahrain. JLanka has a 40-member team of scientists, engineers and technicians, as part of their 400 plus staff, dedicated to Research and Development and, as a result, has successfully developed its own fast EV charger, smart meters and power optimisation devices.