RCL pleased to announce the South Asia Lighting Transformation Forum, which was conducted in Male, Maldives during the period Jan 17 -19, 2011, successfully concluded. RCL wishes to thank all the dignitaries who graced the inaugural session, all presenters and participants at the Forum and all the stakeholders who helped in organizing and conducting the event. The outcome of the event, the Lighting Transformation Road Map for South Asia is being developed based on the presentations and the group discussions had at the forum and will be published shortly.

Last Updated | February 4, 2011

The five day energy symposium had different topics highlighted each day, and the last day of it was dedicated to Energy Efficient Lighting. RCL organized three presentations on timely topics and the lighting industry presented the other two presentations on their achievements in the energy efficient lighting, highlighting both products and installations. Hon. Chamal Rajapakshe, Speaker, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Hon Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Power and Energy participated the opening session of the symposium.. ………..

Last Updated | August 24, 2010

RCL, along with its knowledge partner LRC, conducts a three-day seminar and training on LED (light emitting diode) technology, operation, and application for lighting system and electronic component manufacturers in South Asia. The training is designed to meet the needs of engineers, technicians, and product designers/developers concerning electrical, optical, thermal, and other issues involved in the design, development, and manufacture of LED lighting systems and ………..

Last Updated | July 8, 2010

Sustainable Lighting Technology Institute, a five-day hand-on course on Lighting, conducted by the Regional Center for Lighting (RCL) in collaboration with its knowledge partner, Lighting Research Centre (LRC) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA has been successfully concluded at The Palms, Beruwala, Sri Lanka. ………

Last Updated | January 27, 2010

Representatives from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the US, and Vietnam met to discuss the potential benefits of regional co-operation on standards development. The main focus of the discussions was

Last Updated | November 24, 2009

The Asia Lighting Compact (ALC) was launched on October 29, 2009, in Hong Kong. It is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by improving the quality of lighting products and encouraging the adoption of energy-efficient lighting in Asia. The immediate focus of the ALC will be on improving the quality of energy- saving compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) manufactured and sold in Asia.. ………

Last Updated | November 6, 2009

As a part of its capacity building activities, RCL conducted a Two day Training Program on Lighting on September 08, 09, 2009 at the Committee room C of the BMICH Colombo. The target group for the training course were practicing engineers, architects, designers, planners working in the areas of lighting design, electrical installations………

Last Updated | September 9, 2009

The website of the Regional Centre for Lighting, www.rclsa.net was ceremonially launched by Dr. Krishan Deheragoda, Chairman, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority on September 08, 2009, amidst a distinguished gathering of invitees representing policy makers, electricity regulator, utilities, professional bodies, academia, members of board of directors of SLSEA, and………

Last Updated | September 9, 2009

Coinciding with the launching of the RCL, a Regional workshop on energy efficient lighting was hosted in Colombo, 28 – 30 April 2009 ………

Last Updated | September 7, 2009

Minister of Power and Energy Hon. W.D.J. Seniviratne, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires James Moore, and Sustainable Energy Authority Chairman Dr. Krishan Deheragoda officially launched the Regional Center for Lighting in Sri Lanka, the first of its kind in South Asia, on April 27, 2009. ……

Last Updated | September 7, 2009