I believe that knowledge and qualifications are just VISA in the passport. An ethical way of commitment to work with integrity is the proper use of VISA so that productivity comes with proper focus and orientation of commitment towards VISA is valid for. I believe that fruits of this journey is experience which is not age dependent but comes through partnerships, failures and successes.

This is my philosophy and this is how I use this it in several areas of my expertise:

Village Hydro Power

During the period where Sri Lanka experienced the worst of electricity shortages in the mid-90s, I found a great need for my service. Along with the ESD Project with the World Bank, we created more than a credit line and a capacity building & national policy making project that used some of the best practice models in the world. This ESD Project changed my life and my perception towards social entrepreneurship.

Birth of ENCO (Pvt) Limited in 1996

We started our first company ENCO to qualify for the ESD Project and to engage in off-the-grid village hydro projects as a developer. With this complex mobilization of human energy (sweat equity), technology, funds, natural resources (water) and leadership we were able to successfully complete 15 village hydro projects in our country as best practice models in the world. I also nurtured and trained engineering graduates to start up their own companies.

Birth of Hydro Power International (Pvt) Ltd (HPI) in 1999

HPI was built to connect grid projects with project developers and EPC contractors. HPI was the business arm and ENCO was the social entrepreneurship arm for this purpose. HPI can be considered as the founder of local mini hydro power technology in Sri Lanka with our own technology and innovations of turbines, penstock pipe fabrication, electronic load controllers for synchronizing, locally made panel boards and controllers, high level of welding standards and good project management.

FUSO Hydro Power Solutions in Japan [FUSO HPS] established in 2019

Our latest involvement is FUSO HPS in partnership with our company in Sri Lanka, FUSO and Traders Inc of Japan with E&M solution from ZECO in Italy. I was instrumental in joining all these parties and giving solutions to Japanese small hydro market. Presently HPI is the technical partner and advisor in energy sector of Traders Inc and FUSO.

Joint Venture Partnership of ENCO/ HPI/ FUSO to do Liberian hydro power projects

Our most recent project partnership of three companies ENCO/ HPI/ FUSO with principal partner as ENCO is a Liberian mini hydro project. With this engagement, ENCO will be able to expand its arms as another big company under our umbrella with a solid partnership of FUSO in Japan.

Manufacture of CERAMICS Bathware

In 2006, we acquired a closed down factory directly from the bank and made it to be a profit-making venture as a pioneer in this industry. This turning process required seven years of effort and innovations to produce high quality products, amidst fierce competition with Chinese and Indian companies. We somehow managed to turn the company as a profit-making venture by the end of 2013 with a dedicated staff and good reward incentive packages to workers.

Manufacturing Ceylon Tea from southern Sri Lanka

We entered the tea manufacturing industry in 2015 and went on to acquiring six factories in down south Sri Lanka, with an annual manufacturing capacity of 4000 tons. This is a fairly big volume of tea, employing nearly 1000 workers and having more than 12,000 small tea planters who own small tea gardens.

Waste Water Treatment and Environment Services

We introduced Japanese technology for sewerage kitchen water treatment facilities using KUBOTA’s technology which is the best in the world and affordable with good quality of effluent water which can be drained down to natural drains of rain water. We launched this in partnership with Fukada Joukasou Japan.

Akmed Pharma

In Akmed Pharma, we promote new products to the Sri Lanka market. We also donated large consignment of Plus Moist to our general hospitals after the terrorist attacks in 2019 in Sri Lanka.