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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2010-03-11</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001383006</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SUNOVIA ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SUNV</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001468329</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Sivananthan Sivalingam</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1416 DUNROBIN ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NAPERVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60540</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>COMMON STOCK</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-03-11</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>9892473</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.108</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>19660311</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See note</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On March 11, 2010, EPIR Technologies Inc. (&quot;EPIR&quot;) acquired 9,892,473 of the Issuer's common shares in lieu of a payment required under that certain Amended and restated research, Development and Supply Agreement, by and between EPIR and the Issuer, dated January 24, 2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents securities held of record by EPIR Technologies, Inc. (&quot;EPIR&quot;). The Reporting Person is the majority shareholder, a director and an officer of EPIR. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by EPIR, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein, if any.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>s//Sivalingam Sivananthan//</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-04-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
