Who We Are
Earthwatts was incorporated in 2006 for developing biomass based renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka. Renewable energy is a critical element in the global response to climate change, and biomass based renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka provide the benefit of enhanced energy security by way of stable renewable energy supply, lowered greenhouse gas emissions as well as local sustainability benefits such as socio economic improvement to the farmer and village community as well as vastly improved final disposal of household and City waste (MSW). Such energy projects will be eligible to create and trade ‘carbon credits’ in the emerging global carbon market. The Partners of the Company are all Sri Lankans who wish to see waste to energy become a reality and show the way for how waste could be safely and profitably disposed of with no cost to the Municipal Councils
Suren Abeysuriya (Suren)
Suren gained his international trading experience at the Colombo office of Mitsui and Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan. In 1995, after several years at Mitsui, he founded Star Trading Co (Pvt) Ltd. Recognising the global shift to low carbon energy; he founded Earthwatts Lanka (Pvt) Ltd in 2006. Suren has been actively involved in advocacy for and the development and progress of biomass based renewable energy initiatives in Sri Lanka since early 2007. He is thoroughly knowledgeable on renewable energy project development policy and regulations and related environmental permitting issues in Sri Lanka
Hiran Dorenagama (Hiran)
Hiran counts more than 25 years experience in Commodity Trading. He is the Principle Trader and Director at Star Trading Co (Pvt) Ltd
Srian Abeysuriya ( Srian)
Srian received his education at Royal College, Colombo and then at the University of Colombo (BSc) and University of Otago New Zealand (MBA), Srian is a Principal with E3 International in Sydney ( www.e3international.com ) – a strategic consultancy focused on climate change. His career includes 14 years in the New Zealand and Australian electricity industries.
Periapalane Benihin ( Benihin )
Benihin gained International Project Implementation and Trading experience in 1979 when he was appointed Director / Representative for Hongkong based Dolly Enterprises of Central, Hong Kong. He handled the trade and sale of a variety of items to the various Sri Lanka Government agencies in the Eighties. He was also one of the key trade representatives in Sri Lanka for Bangladesh Government and promoted the change to jute bags for packing of flour. He was instrumental to promote Petroleum Rehabilitation Tank Farm Project under ADB rules and regulations, between Chinese and Sri Lankan Government.
He has been on the Board of Director of the following Government Establishments ;
(1) National Water Supply & Drainage Board
(2) National Housing Development Authority
(3) National Livestock Development Board
(4) Sri Lanka Milk Board (Milco)
(5) Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development CorporationRohan Karunanayake (Rohan)
A Chartered Accountant by profession, he is the precedent Partner of Karunanayake & Co., (Chartered Accountants) and is a Management Consultant with 29 years experience both in Sri Lanka and overseas in auditing and accounting, management consultancy, company restructuring and reorganising, turnkey project management of large construction projects, etc. Rohan is a product of Ernst & Young, Sri Lanka and holds and has held directorates in several companies ranging from organic farming, manufacturing, metal quarrying, education, project management, finance and money broking, export, etc.
Kavinda Dias -Abeysinghe ( Kavinda)
Kavinda holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree with Honours from the University of Hull, UK and a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of Colombo. He is a Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple), UK and an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. A practicing lawyer with over 15 years of experience, he specialises in Banking and Commercial matters. He holds directorates in two companies engaged in property development.
