Madurankuliya Wind Farm

Madurankuliya Wind Farm
Location of Madurankuliya Wind Farm
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Narakkaliya, Puttalam
Coordinates	08°00′46″N 79°43′37″E / 8.01278°N 79.72694°E / 8.01278; 79.72694Coordinates: 08°00′46″N 79°43′37″E / 8.01278°N 79.72694°E / 8.01278; 79.72694
Status	Operational
Commission date	March 2012
Owner(s)	WindForce (Pvt) Ltd
Operator(s)	Daily Life Renewable Energy (Pvt) Ltd
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Hub height	85 m (279 ft)
Rotor diameter	82 m (269 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	8 × 1.5 MW
Make and model	ReGen VENSYS 77
Nameplate capacity	12 MW
Website http://www.windforce.lk/power-projects/daily-life-energy.html

The Madurankuliya Wind Farm (also known as Narakkaliya Wind Farm, after its location) is a 12 MW wind farm located in Narakkaliya, bordering the Lakvijaya Power Station, in Narakkaliya, Puttalam, Sri Lanka. The wind farm is operated by Daily Life Renewable Energy (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of WindForce (Pvt) Ltd, which owns most of the existing wind farms in the country. The facility consists of eight ReGen VENSYS 77 wind turbines of 1.5 MW each. With a hub height of 85 m (279 ft) and a rotor diameter of 82 m (269 ft), these turbines has rated wind speeds of 13 m/s (43 ft/s), despite the site only experiencing about 7.4 m/s (24 ft/s).^[1][2] The wind farm experiences air densities of 1.158 kg/m³ (0.072 lb/cu ft).

A turbine at the wind farm site, in July 2013.

See also

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• Electricity in Sri Lanka
• List of power stations in Sri Lanka

References

External links

• "Project Information - Daily Life Kalpitiya Wind Farm". World Bank. Retrieved 20 February 2015.