Abstract:
Majority of the households in Sri Lanka, as in the case of many developing
countries, is concentrated in the rural areas of the country. But unfortunately,
very little attention has been paid until recently to analyse and address
various issues associated with the rural energy supplies particularly those
with regard to barriers to penetration of clean and convenient sources of
energy.
This paper presents the results and analysis of a study carried out through a
sample study on the domestic energy supplies in the rural Sri Lanka with
emphasis on cooking and lighting energy requirements. The paper has
attempted to highlight policy issues associated with rural energy supplies and
possible solutions to them in the context of the country's overall picture of
energy sector.
