SLT receives Merit Certificate

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) received a Merit Certificate at the Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards (SLNEEA) organised by Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority and the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy.

The SLNEEA 2013 was held at the BMICH to coincide with the inauguration of the energy exhibition, Vidulka 2013.

DGM, Power and AC, SLT, Niranjana Bandula Seneviratne received the certificate on behalf of SLT from Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne.

Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha, Deputy Minister A.M. Abdul Cader, Ministry Secretary, B.M.U.D. Basnayake, Chairman, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Prasad Galhena and Director General Dr. Thusitha Sugathapala were also present.

"We are proud of this achievement, which is a first step to becoming a more green organisation," said SLT, Chief Network Officer Priyantha Fernandez.

"We have always been environmentally focused and as a large corporate entity, we believe it is our responsibility to ensure that business is conducted with minimum negative impact on the environment and effectively minimise the carbon footprint," he said.