In a ceremony held on Friday, representatives from High Commission of India, Ceylon Electricity Board and the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority handed over the solar panels and other materials to four prominent religious locations in Colombo.

These include a Buddhist temple at Hokandara, Sri Aanjaneyar Temple, St. Anthony’s Church, and Mutwal Jumma Mosque.This initiative is part of a 17 million US dollar Indian project to install Solar Rooftop Systems across 5,000 religious institutions throughout Sri Lanka.

Designed to reduce energy expenses and support Sri Lanka’s shift toward renewable energy, the project spans all nine provinces and 25 districts, representing the major religions in the island.