The Sri Lanka Sustainability Energy Authority (SLSEA), was established on 1 October 2007, with the aim of executing the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Act No. 35 of 2007, enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
The SLSEA was established with the aim of forming a key institution which would drive energy efficiency throughout the island by proactively identifying sustainable energy resources which could generate energy in an effective, efficient and eco-friendly manner.