Energy poverty in Sri Lanka

Poverty Maps in Sri Lanka

Poverty in Sri Lanka is marked by spatial heterogeneity. The poverty headcount ratio in Colombo District in 2002 (6 percent) was less than a sixth of the ratios in Badulla and Monaragala Districts (37 percent). The regional disparities in the pace of poverty reduction is even more striking. The poverty headcount ratio in Colombo District declined by 10 percentage points between 1990–91 and 2002...

Poverty, Ethnicity and Conflict in Sri Lanka

This paper investigates the nexus among poverty, ethnicity and conflict in Sri Lanka. The ethnicised conflict in Sri Lanka is embedded in and is an expression of existing social, political, economic and cultural structures. The civil war is thus not a temporary crisis, but a long-enduring feature. Rural societies in the war -affected areas are characterised by ‘distressed livelihoods’ or ‘livel...

A Poverty Map for Sri Lanka—Findings and Lessons

Sri Lanka Energy Supply Status and Cross Border Energy Trade

Energy supply in Sri Lanka is mainly based on three primary sources, namely hydroelectricity, biomass and petroleum. The supply from each of these sources is such that 11percent is attributable to hydroelectricity, 55 percent to biomass and 34 percent to petroleum oil products. Fuel-wood and other biomass such as coconut residues, paddy husks and sawdust are largely used for domestic cooking ac...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country with an approximate area of 66 thousand square kilometers (UNO, 2008). The population is 20,409,946 and the sex ratio (men per hundred women) is 98 (UNO, 2009). The proportion of the population under the age of 18 years is 28% and the proportion above age 60 is 8% (UNO, 2009). The literacy rate is 97% for men and 99% for women (UN Statistics, 2008). The life expectancy at...