Venora Lanka recognised for its smart panel concept at Engineering Excellence Awards

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Venora Lanka Power Panels Chairman/Managing Director Eng. Sagara Gunawardana receiving the Engineering Excellence Award from Sri Lanka Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake in the presence of IESL President Eng. (Prof.) T. M. Pallewatta

Venora Lanka Power Panels Ltd. of Biyagama Export Processing Zone was successful in clinching the Engineering Excellence Merit Award – 2018 in the Manufacturing – Large Category at the Sri Lanka Engineering Excellence Awards – 2018 ceremony held on 27 March at the Lotus Hall, BMICH with the participation of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, as the Chief Guest.

Having realised the necessity for new developments that can benefit society or even the world at large, the Team of talented Engineers at Venora Lanka developed a smart, user friendly SMS control and alert system in place of conventional electrical power and control panel systems, offering the following advantages to the user:

Ability to analyse energy consumption remotely anywhere in the world and optimise costs.
Ready for energy audits at any time.
Ability to handle daily electrical challenges as well as plan for the long term.
Improve the power supply reliability and keep uninterrupted power for occupants.

Venora Lanka was of the firm belief that Sri Lanka Engineering Excellence Awards – 2018 would be the ideal platform to introduce its innovative talents. The leap of faith taken by Venora Lanka by placing its confidence in the high professionalism of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL), being the apex body for professional engineers in Sri Lanka, was rewarded by the ‘Engineering Excellence Award – 2018’.

Venora Lanka having commenced its operations in 2015,has been successful in exporting low voltage power panels, capacitor banks and industry control panels to Maldive Islands, Bangladesh, Seychelles, Kenya, Ethiopia and Myanmar contributing to the export drive led by the Government.