Vietnamese conglomerate evincing keen interest in SL's renewable energy sector

Sri Lanka's renewable energy ambitions are drawing the attention of some of Vietnam's largest corporations, with the ROX Group — a leading Vietnamese business conglomerate — signaling its intent to explore major investments in the country's power sector.

- BY IFHAM NIZAM

Yesterday ROX Group chairman Le Anh Due and a high-level executive team met with Power and Energy Minister Eng. Kumara Jayakody at the ministry's Colombo office. The meeting was a direct outcome of the agreements and ties strengthened during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's recent official visit to Vietnam, some observers said.