Goals 7 AFFORDABLE & CLEAN ENERGY - Oxford College of Business Sri Lanka

AFFORDABLE & CLEAN ENERGY

2024/25 Highlights

✔ Completed Phase II of OCB’s Smart Solar Campus Retrofit
✔ Launched the CleanTech Startup Challenge for university innovators
✔ Installed solar learning kiosks in two estate-region schools
✔ Published Sri Lanka’s first Business School Energy Footprint Report
✔ Piloted Solar Scholarships for students from off-grid rural communities

Quantitative Impact

Metric Outcome
Energy efficiency improvement via Phase II retrofits 28% reduction in energy usage (3 buildings)
Energy from renewable sources (campus-wide) 39% of total energy mix
Participants in CleanTech Challenge 112 students
Students awarded Solar Scholarships 20 first-generation rural scholars

SDG 7 Targets Addressed

  • 7.1: Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy
  • 7.2: Increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
  • 7.3: Double the rate of improvement in energy efficiency
  • 7.A: Enhance international cooperation to support clean energy research
  • 7.B: Expand infrastructure for clean energy in developing countries and remote areas

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