Anura Leslie Perera is a global renewable energy engineer, strategist, and advocate known for bridging technical innovation with sustainable finance to accelerate the clean energy transition. He emphasises unlocking capital for renewables—such as solar, wind, mini-hydro, and biomass—through creative financing models like blended finance, public-private partnerships, and community-oriented funding. Perera highlights the economic importance of green investment in driving scale, reducing costs, and expanding equitable access to clean power. His work integrates engineering insight with financial strategies to support resilient, low-carbon energy systems that deliver environmental and socio-economic benefits worldwide.