Eng. W.d.a.s. Wijayapala

Biography

Education MEng, University of Moratuwa BScEng(Hons), University of Moratuwa Training / Work Experience In Norway : Hydro Power and the Environment in Trondheim Norway from 1st to 19th October 2008. In Indonesia : Optimization of Energy usage at Palm Oil Mills of PT Agro Indomas in Kalimantan, Indonesia from 5th to 30th February 2008 In Finland : Training on 100MW diesel Power Plant by Wartsila Diesel Oy of Finland from 25th July to 2nd August 2003 In Bangladesh : “Project Finance Structure”; workshop organized by USAID from 27th September to 2nd October 2002 In Germany : Small hydro power planning, installation, operation and maintenance at Ms Wasserkraft Volk Ag from 4th December to 12th December 2001 In Indonesia : Fabrication of penstock pipes at Ms Bumikaya Steel Industries from 5th August to 12th August 2001 In Singapore : Fuel oil quality and fuel oil treatment course by Alfa Laval Marine In India : From 23.12.98 to 30.12.98 at Wartsila NSD India Ltd. on Power Plant Operation and Maintenance. In Finland : From 26.06.98 to 04.07.98 at Wartsila NSD Oy on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) In Finland : From 10.04.97 to 26.04.97 at Wartsila NSD Oy on Basic Engineering of Diesel Power Plants In India : From 27.07.96 to 31.07.96 at Wartsila NSD India Ltd. on Familiarization of Diesel Power Plant. In Norway : From 01.01.95 to 10.01.95 on Design of Earthing Transformers at ABB Kraft AS of Norway In Switzerland : From 04.04.94 to 07.04.94 ABB transformer GMBH at Geneva. And at Weidman GMBH at Zurich In Norway : From 28.03.93 to 03.04.93 on Design of Distribution Transformers at ABB Kraft AS of Norway

Research Interest

Energy and Environment Wind Power, Solar Power and Small Hydro Power Power System Analysis Project Management Battery Storage