Maskeliya Dam

Maskeliya Dam
Location of Maskeliya Dam in Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Location Maskeliya, Central Province
Coordinates 06°50′37″N 80°32′56″E / 6.84361°N 80.54889°E / 6.84361; 80.54889
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Opening date March 1983 (1983-03)
Owner(s) CEB
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Impounds Maskeliya Oya
Power station
Name Canyon Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates 06°52′09″N 80°31′40″E / 6.86917°N 80.52778°E / 6.86917; 80.52778
Turbines 2 × 30 MW
Installed capacity 60 MW

The Maskeliya Dam (also known as the Maussakelle Dam) is a large gravity dam at Maskeliya, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Along with the Castlereigh Dam, the dams are the highest point and beginning of the Laxapana Hydropower Complex, involving a number of dams, penstocks, and hydroelectric power stations. The dam creates the Maskeliya Reservoir over the route of Maskeliya Oya, a major tributary of the Kelani River, which is the 4th longest in the country.[1]

Power station

A 4.2 km (2.6 mi) penstock from the Maskeliya Reservoir, measuring 3 m (10 ft) in diameter, transfers water directly to the Canyon Hydroelectric Power Station, located further downstream. The 60-megawatt power station consists of two 30-megawatt units, commissioned in March 1983 and May 1988, respectively. Water from the Canyon Power Station is discharged into the Canyon Reservoir, located at the same site.[1][2][3]

Part of the Maskeliya Reservoir as seen from Adam's Peak in January 2006.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "CEB Hydropower Generation". Ceylon Electricity Board. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "CEB Generation Details: Laxapana Complex". Ceylon Electricity Board. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Sri Lanka". 29 July 2012. Industcards.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.


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