COLOMBO, November 28 – German Ambassador Jens Plötner recently visited the Aitken Spence power plant in Embilitiya, together with Mrs Maria Spoelgen, Vice President of the German Investment and Development Organisation DEG.
The German Embassy recently provided Rs. 645,000 to improve living conditions of IDP returnee families through the repair and replacement of solar street lamps in Iralaikkulam, Batticaloa District...
COLOMBO, October 25 – The former Sri Lankan born German Senator Ian K. Karan recently helped to setup an education centre for children in Point Pedro with a grant of Rs 3 million. The German Embassy facilitates this project.
The crucial Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector got a fresh boost with access to long-term loans under a joint initiative between Germany’s and Sri Lanka’s development finance institutions.
The 2.8 Million Euros worth German Government funded project” Peace Building through Vocational Training” paves the way for women in the East to enter the booming construction industry as skilled workers.
KILINOCHCHI, September 09 – When 44-year-old I. Satchithanandam, the first internally displaced person to return to Kannaginagar came back to his village it was still in rubbles with destroyed fishing gear scattered around.
Germany doubles its flood relief to Sri Lanka
In the face of renewed heavy floods in several Provinces, Germany has decided to double its flood relief to Sri Lanka which now adds up to Rs. 75 million...
COLOMBO, May 5, 2011- Did you know that the Mahaweli-Randenigala Dam, which provides electricity to Colombo was developed in 1982 with German government funding? Read more...