SMIL provides technical and reserch support to promote AMI innovation in Sri Lanka by collaborating with Dr. Sunil Aberatne from the Department of Electrical Engineering at University of Peradeniya http://www.pdn.ac.lk/eng/pages/departmentHome/EE/index_elec.html . Dr. Kulatunga had conducted couple of workshops in Sri Lanka to address how to overcome challenges when initializing smart grid projects.