List of power stations in Sri Lanka

The installed capacity of Sri Lanka by sources, from 2000 to 2013.

The following page lists most power stations in Sri Lanka that are connected to the central grid; owned by the Government, Ceylon Electricity Board, or other local public and private sector organizations. Up until late 2013, 46% of the national grid was powered by hydroelectricity, with the rest consisting of thermal and other smaller renewable sources.

Non-renewable

Eight turbines of the Mampuri Wind Farm around the Lakvijaya Power Station.

Coal

The government has agreed to permit the construction and operation of only two coal power stations in the country; the Lakvijaya and the Sampur power stations. No further coal plants will be allowed for operation.[1]

Station Location Unit capacity Status
Lakvijaya Power Station 08°00′52″N 79°43′18″E / 8.01444°N 79.72167°E 3 × 300 MW Operational
Sampur Power Station 08°29′10″N 81°18′00″E / 8.48611°N 81.30000°E 2 × 250 MW Under construction.

Diesel, gas, and other fuel oils

Chimneys of the Kelanitissa Power Station as seen from the southern-end of the Kelani Bridge.
Station Location Capacity (MW) Status Ref
Kelanitissa 06°57′08″N 79°52′44″E / 6.95222°N 79.87889°E 493 Operational [2][3][4]
Yugadanavi 07°00′40″N 79°52′30″E / 7.01111°N 79.87500°E 300 Operational [5][6][7]
Sapugaskanda Diesel 06°57′55″N 79°57′30″E / 6.96528°N 79.95833°E 160 Operational  
Hela Danavi Puttalam   100 Operational  
Ace Power Embilipitiya 06°17′10″N 08°51′16″E / 6.28611°N 8.85444°E 100 Operational  
Colombo Port 06°57′12″N 79°51′21″E / 6.95333°N 79.85583°E 60 Operational [8]
Asia Power Sapugaskanda 06°57′54″N 79°57′28″E / 6.96500°N 79.95778°E 51 Operational  
Chunnakam 09°44′19″N 80°02′04″E / 9.73861°N 80.03444°E 36 Operational [9]
Lak Danavi Sapugaskanda 06°57′29″N 79°57′05″E / 6.95806°N 79.95139°E 22 Operational  
Ace Power Matara   24 Operational  
Ace Power Horana   20 Operational  
Agrico Jaffna   15 Operational  
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Renewable

Biofuel

Power station Ownership Location Capacity (MW) Status Ref
Badalgama Recogen P L   2.5   [10]
Balapitiya Ella Dendro Electric P L   2.5   [10]
Buttala Nature Solutions P L   5   [10]
Dodangoda United Dendro Energy P L   4   [10]
Ellewewa Ellewewa Power Company P L   10   [10]
Embilipitiya Future Energy P L   5   [10]
Hingurana Gal Oya Plantations P L   2   [10]
Kattamurichchana Helios-Thirappane Biopower Project P L   1.5   [10]
Keliyapura Pennant Penguin Dendro Power P L   10   [10]
Mahiyanganaya Tokyo Cement (Lanka) Limited   5   [10]
Meethotamulla Western Power Company P L   10   [10]
Monaragala Mega Ten Bioenergy P L   10   [10]
Nedunkulam Sustainable Green Energy P L   5   [10]
Ninthavur Bio Energy Solution P L   2   [10]
Wayamba Wayamba Dendro Power P L   5   [10]

Hydroelectric

The Victoria Dam.
The Randenigala Dam in December 2012.

The following table lists most hydroelectric power stations with a nameplate capacity of more than 20 MW. Just as most hydroelectric power stations commonly are named after their water source (i.e. the name of the dam), a number of facilities have different names for the water source and the power station due to the fact that they are constructed larger distances apart (connected via underground penstocks). Further information of each power station is included in the article of the corresponding water source (i.e. dam).

Water source Name of power station Segment Capacity (MW) Geo-location of power station Commissioned Status Ref
Inginiyagala Dam Inginiyagla Irrigation 11.25 07°12′52″N 81°32′17″E / 7.21444°N 81.53806°E 1952 Operational [11]
Bowatenna Dam Bowatenna Mahaweli 40 07°39′51″N 80°40′38″E / 7.66417°N 80.67722°E 1981 - January Operational [11]
Broadlands Dam Broadlands Laxapana 35   2017 Under construction [12]
Canyon Dam New Laxapana Laxapana 100 06°55′05″N 80°29′31″E / 6.91806°N 80.49194°E 1983 - March Operational [11]
Castlereigh Dam Wimalasurendra Laxapana 50 06°54′31″N 80°31′30″E / 6.90861°N 80.52500°E 1965 - January Operational [11]
Kotmale Dam Kotmale Mahaweli 201 07°07′41″N 80°34′42″E / 7.12806°N 80.57833°E 1985 - April Operational [11]
Kukule Ganga Dam Kukule Ganga Samanala 80 06°37′00″N 80°16′33″E / 6.61667°N 80.27583°E 2003 - July Operational [11]
Laxapana Dam Polpitiya Laxapana 75 06°58′40″N 80°27′24″E / 6.97778°N 80.45667°E 1974 - February Operational [11]
Maskeliya Dam Canyon Laxapana 60 06°52′09″N 80°31′40″E / 6.86917°N 80.52778°E 1983 - March Operational  
Moragahakanda Dam Moragahakanda Mahaweli 25   2016 - July Under construction  
Norton Dam Old Laxapana Laxapana 50 06°55′07″N 80°29′30″E / 6.91861°N 80.49167°E 1950 - December Operational [11]
Polgolla Barrage Ukuwela Mahaweli 40 07°23′56″N 80°39′08″E / 7.39889°N 80.65222°E 1976 - July Operational [11]
Randenigala Dam Randenigala Mahaweli 126 07°12′08″N 80°55′35″E / 7.20222°N 80.92639°E 1986 - July Operational [11]
Rantembe Dam Rantembe Mahaweli 52 07°12′00″N 80°57′00″E / 7.20000°N 80.95000°E 1990 - January Operational [11]
Samanala Dam Samanala Samanala 124   1992 - October Operational [11]
Udawalawe Dam Udawalawe Samanala 6 06°25′55″N 80°51′02″E / 6.43194°N 80.85056°E 1969 - April Operational  
Upper Kotmale Dam Upper Kotmale Mahaweli 150 07°02′32″N 80°39′24″E / 7.04222°N 80.65667°E 2011 Operational [13][14]
Victoria Dam Victoria Mahaweli 210 07°12′00″N 80°48′21″E / 7.20000°N 80.80583°E 1984 - October Operational [11][15]
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Solar power

Power station Ownership Location Capacity (MW) Status Ref
Hambantota Solar Power Station State-owned 06°13′34″N 81°04′35″E / 6.22611°N 81.07639°E 1.237 Operational [16]
Tirappane Solar Power Station Ulagalla Walawwa Resort P L   0.123 Under construction [10]

Wind power

Turbines of the Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm; the first multi-megawatt wind farm in the Central Province.
Farm Ownership Location Capacity (MW) Status Ref
Ambewela Ambewela Wind Power P L   1.1   [10]
Ambewela Aitken Spence Ace Wind Power P L 06°50′36″N 80°48′47″E / 6.84333°N 80.81306°E 3 Operational [17]
Hambantota Ceylon Electricity Board 06°08′46″N 81°06′47″E / 6.14611°N 81.11306°E 3 Operational [18]
Mampuri Senok 08°00′37″N 79°43′24″E / 8.01028°N 79.72333°E 31 Operational [19]
Nala Danavi Nala Danavi P L   4.8 Operational [20][21][22]
Narakkaliya Daily Life Renewable Energy P L 08°00′46″N 79°43′37″E / 8.01278°N 79.72694°E 12 Operational [10]
Nirmalapura Nirmalapura Wind Power P L 07°57′53″N 79°44′07″E / 7.96472°N 79.73528°E 10.5 Operational [23]
Pawan Danavi Pawan Danavi P L 08°02′56″N 79°43′08″E / 8.04889°N 79.71889°E 10.2 Operational [10]
Seguwantivu Seguwantivu Wind Power P L 08°02′48″N 79°48′54″E / 8.04667°N 79.81500°E 9.6 Operational [24]
Uppudaluwa PowerGen Lanka P L 07°58′52″N 79°46′33″E / 7.98111°N 79.77583°E 10.5 Operational [25]
Vidatamunai Vidatamunai Wind Power P L 08°04′00″N 79°47′38″E / 8.06667°N 79.79389°E 10.4 Operational [24]
Willpita Wind Farm WillWind P L   0.85   [10]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ CEB Statistics, retrieved 2012-10-11
  3. ↑ Asian Development Bank (December 2011). "Extended Annual Review Report" (PDF). p. 21. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Ceylon Electricity Board. "CEB Grid Network". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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  6. ↑ Kerawalapitiya power plant commissioned, retrieved 2010-08-08
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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 "PUCSL Licensee List" (PDF). Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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  13. ↑ Upper Kotmale Dam, retrieved 2010-08-08
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  16. ↑ "Solar power to be added to national grid by April". February 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "Blue chips eye more hydro, wind power plants". DailyNews.lk. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  19. ↑ Charumini De Silva (18 March 2010). "Senok opens first commercial wind power park". DailyNews.lk. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "SLSEA Energy Permits: Wind Projects". Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "PUCSL: Intention to Grant Licences". Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Sri Lanka's Lanka Ventures invests in Bangladesh power". Lanka Business Online. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Project Information - Hayleys Nirmalapura Wind Farm". World Bank. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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  25. ↑ "PowerGen Wind Power Plant". Windpower.lk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

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