List of power stations in Sri Lanka

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File:SrilankaEnergyStatistics.png
The installed electrical capacity of Sri Lanka by sources, from 2000 to 2014. Over 50% of the capacity was met via hydropower in 2000–2010.

The following page lists the power stations in Sri Lanka that are connected to the central power grid. Most hydroelectric and thermal/fossil-fuel based power stations in the country are owned and/or operated by the Government or the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), while the renewable energy sector consists mostly of privately run plants operating with a 10–20 year Power Purchase Agreement.[1]

Per CEB's 2014 generation report, the country had a total combined installed generation capacity of 3,932 megawatts (MW), of which 2,115MW (53.8%) was from thermal (900MW/22.9% from coal and 1,215MW/30.9% from fuel oil), 1,665MW (42.3%) from hydroelectricity, and the remaining 152MW (3.9%) from other renewable sources such as small hydro, wind, biomass, and solar. These generation sources produced a total of 12,357GWh of electricity during that year, of which 7,508GWh (60.8%), 4,534GWh (36.7%), and 315GWh (2.5%) was from thermal, hydro, and other renewables, respectively.[1]

Fossil-fuel

List of power stations in Sri Lanka is located in Sri Lanka
Lakvijaya Power Station
Lakvijaya Power Station
Kelanitissa Power Station
Kelanitissa Power Station
Sampur Power Station
Sampur Power Station
Yugadanavi Power Station
Yugadanavi Power Station
Sapugaskanda Power Station
Sapugaskanda Power Station
Colombo Port Power Station
Colombo Port Power Station
Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station
Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station
Northern Power Station
Northern Power Station
Lakdhanavi Power Station
Lakdhanavi Power Station
Uthuru Janani Power Station
Uthuru Janani Power Station
Bowatenna Dam
Bowatenna Dam
Broadlands Dam
Broadlands Dam
Canyon Dam
Canyon Dam
Castlereigh Dam
Castlereigh Dam
Deduru Oya Dam
Deduru Oya Dam
Gal Oya Dam
Gal Oya Dam
Kotmale Dam
Kotmale Dam
Kukule Ganga Dam
Kukule Ganga Dam
Laxapana Dam
Laxapana Dam
Maskeliya Dam
Maskeliya Dam
Moragahakanda Dam
Moragahakanda Dam
Nilambe Dam
Nilambe Dam
Norton Dam
Norton Dam
Polgolla Barrage
Polgolla Barrage
Randenigala Dam
Randenigala Dam
Rantembe Dam
Rantembe Dam
Samanala Dam
Samanala Dam
Udawalawe Dam
Udawalawe Dam
Upper Kotmale Dam
Upper Kotmale Dam
Victoria Dam
Victoria Dam
Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm
Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm
Hambantota Wind Farm
Hambantota Wind Farm
Madurankuliya Wind Farm
Madurankuliya Wind Farm
Mampuri Wind Farms
Mampuri Wind Farms
Mannar Island Wind Farm
Mannar Island Wind Farm
Nala Danavi Wind Farm
Nala Danavi Wind Farm
Nirmalapura Wind Farms
Nirmalapura Wind Farms
Pawan Danavi Wind Farm
Pawan Danavi Wind Farm
Pollupalai and Vallimunai Wind Farms
Pollupalai and Vallimunai Wind Farms
Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms
Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms
Uppudaluwa Wind Farm
Uppudaluwa Wind Farm
Willwind Wind Farm
Willwind Wind Farm
Hambantota Solar Power Station
Hambantota Solar Power Station
Thirappane Solar Power Station
Thirappane Solar Power Station
Current and future power stations in Sri Lanka. Hover/click on pogs to view the power station name/open the corresponding article. Thermal/fossil-fuel power stations - Thermal. Hydroelectric power stations - Hydro. Wind farms - Wind. Solar farms - Solar.

As of 2015, 1,464 megawatts (MW) of the total thermal installed capacity was from state-owned fossil-fuel power stations; 900MW from Lakvijaya, 380MW from the state-owned portion of Kelanitissa, 160MW from Sapugaskanda, and 24MW from Uthuru Janani. An additional 500MW will be added to the total state-owned capacity after the late 2017 completion of the Sampur Power Station, which is being built with provisions to add a further 500MW in the future. The remaining 641MW of the installed thermal capacity are from six privately owned power stations. All thermal power stations run on fuel oil, except Lakvijaya and Sampur, which run on coal.[2][3]

In an attempt to lower the current consumer tariff for electricity, the government has decided not to renew the power purchase agreements of privately owned thermal power stations when their licences expire, as it has done with the six now-decommissioned private power producers listed below.[4] The government will utilize the new Sampur plant combined with new renewable sources to accommodate the lost private-sector capacity, with plans to introduce nuclear power after 2030.[5]

The Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy also made a statement that no more coal-fired power stations will be commissioned after Sampur, making it and Lakvijaya the only two coal power stations in the country. Any future thermal power stations will also be natural gas-run, to reduce the nation's carbon footprint.[6]

Fossil-fuel power stations in Sri Lanka
Station Owner Location Closest city Capacity (MW) Status Ref
Lakvijaya Government Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Puttalam 900 Operational [2][3]
Kelanitissa complex Mixed Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Colombo 550 Operational [2][3]
Sampur Government Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Trincomalee 500 Under construction [7]
Yugadanavi Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kerawalapitiya 300 Operational [3][8][9]
Sapugaskanda Government Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sapugaskanda 160 Operational [2][3]
Embilipitiya Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Embilipitiya 100 Decommissioned [4]
Heladhanavi Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Puttalam 100 Decommissioned [4]
Colombo Port Government Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Colombo 60 Operational [3][10][11]
Asia Power Sapugaskanda Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sapugaskanda 51 Operational [3]
Northern Power Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chunnakam 36 Operational [3]
Ace Horana Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Horana 25 Decommissioned [12]
Ace Matara Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Matara 25 Decommissioned [4][12]
Lakdhanavi Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sapugaskanda 24 Operational [3]
Uthuru Janani Government Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chunnakam 24 Operational [3]
Aggreko Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chunnakam 20 Decommissioned [3]
Koolair Private Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kankesanthurai 20 Decommissioned [3]
Chunnakam Government Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chunnakam 14 Decommissioned [3]

Renewable

Hydroelectric

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See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
File:VictoriaDam-SriLanka-April2011-1.jpg
The Victoria Dam fuels the single largest hydroelectric power station in the country, with 210MW of installed capacity. Shown here is the dam during dry season, 2011.
File:UpperKotmaleDam-Srilanka-April2011-1.jpg
The Upper Kotmale Dam under construction in April 2011. The dam is now complete and powers its 150MW power station located 13km away.
File:RandenigalaDam-December2013-10.JPG
The Randenigala Dam as seen from the Rantembe Reservoir in December 2012. The Rantembe Dam is located just 3km downstream of Randenigala.

Hydroelectricity had played a very significant role in the national installed power capacity since it was rapidly introduced in the 1950s–1990s, with over 50% of the total grid capacity met by hydroelectricity in 2000–2010. It lost its majority share on the power grid when further thermal power stations were introduced in 2010. The hydropower resource in Sri Lanka is divided into three main regions based on water resource, namely the Mahaweli Complex, Laxapana Complex, and Samanala Complex. The following table lists all the state-run hydroelectric power stations.

While most hydroelectric power stations are named after their water source (i.e. the name of the dam and/or reservoir), a number of facilities have different names due to the fact that they are located larger distances apart (connected via underground penstocks). Further information on each power station is included in the corresponding water source article (i.e. dam). Privately owned "small-hydro" facilities (which are limited to a maximum nameplate capacity of 10 MW by state policy), are excluded from this list.

Hydroelectric power stations in Sri Lanka
Water
source		 Name of
power station		 Region Capacity
(MW)		 Geo-location of
power station		 Comm. Status Ref
Victoria Victoria Mahaweli 210 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1984-10-00 Operational [2][3][13]
Kotmale Kotmale Mahaweli 201 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1985-04-00 Operational [2][3]
Upper Kotmale Upper Kotmale Mahaweli 150 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2011-00-00 Operational [2][3][14]
Randenigala Randenigala Mahaweli 126 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1986-07-00 Operational [2][3]
Samanala Samanala Samanala 124 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1992-10-00 Operational [2][3]
Canyon New Laxapana Laxapana 100 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1983-03-00 Operational [2][3]
Kukule Ganga Kukule Ganga Samanala 80 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2003-07-00 Operational [2][3]
Laxapana Polpitiya Laxapana 75 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1974-02-00 Operational [2][3]
Maskeliya Canyon Laxapana 60 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1983-03-00 Operational [2][3]
Rantembe Rantembe Mahaweli 52 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1990-01-00 Operational [2][3]
Castlereigh Wimalasurendra Laxapana 50 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1965-01-00 Operational [2][3]
Norton Old Laxapana Laxapana 50 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1950-12-00 Operational [2][3]
Bowatenna Bowatenna Mahaweli 40 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1981-01-00 Operational [2][3]
Polgolla Ukuwela Mahaweli 40 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1976-07-00 Operational [2][3]
Broadlands Broadlands Laxapana 35   2017-00-00 Under const. [15]
Moragahakanda Moragahakanda Mahaweli 25   2016-07-00 Under const. [16]
Gal Oya Inginiyagala Samanala 11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1951-00-00 Operational [2][3]
Udawalawe Udawalawe Samanala 6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1969-04-00 Operational [2][3]
Nilambe Nilambe Mahaweli 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1988-07-00 Operational [2][3]
Deduru Oya Deduru Oya Other 1.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2014-11-21 Operational [17]
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The three hydroelectric complexes of Sri Lanka. Use the scrollbar to see the full image.

Solar power

Solar power is a relatively young segment in the energy industry of Sri Lanka. In 2015, only two grid-connected solar farms were operational, one state-run and the other run by a private company, both of which had an installed capacity of less than 2MW. Despite at least half a dozen private companies applying for development permits for photovoltaic and solar thermal projects,[18] none have actually commenced construction.

Solar farms in Sri Lanka
Solar farm Ownership Location Capacity (MW) Status Ref
Hambantota State-owned Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1.237 Operational [18][19]
Thirappane Ulagalla Walawwa Resort P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 0.123 Operational [18]

Wind power

File:AitkenSpenceWindPower-Ambewela-September2012-1.jpg
Turbines of the Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm as seen from approximately 10km away from Horton Plains National Park.
Wind turbines of the Mampuri and Madurankuliya wind farms. The large building on the right is the 900MW Lakvijaya Power Station.
File:UppudaluwaWindFarm-SriLanka-02.JPG
Close-up view of the turbines of the Uppudaluwa Wind Farm, in 2014.

Sri Lanka's wind power sector saw activity as early as 1988, when studies were conducted to build a pilot wind project in the Southern Province. More than a decade later, the state-owned 3MW Hambantota Wind Farm was commissioned. The industry stayed dormant till 2003, when the National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducted further wind power studies in the island, before which the industry went into dormancy for a further 7 years.[20]

Unlike the other industries, Sri Lanka's wind energy industry witnessed a sudden boom in 2010, with the commissioning of the Mampuri Wind Farms, the first private-sector wind project in the country's history.[21][22] This industry suddenly crashed within the next four years after numerous scandals and hidden political dealings surfaced, involving key governing bodies such as the Sustainable Energy Authority and Ceylon Electricity Board, along with a number of senior individuals.[23]

The last privately owned first-come, first-served style wind farm projects, the Pollupalai and Vallimunai Wind Farms, were completed in late 2014, by when the construction of new privately owned wind farms were suspended until further notice by presidential order.[23] The largest private-sector beneficiaries of the "wind power boom" are Windforce and Senok, which currently own 7 and 3 separate wind farms respectively, of the total of 14 privately owned wind farms in operation as at 2015.[24] The other companies in the market include the semi-private LTL Holdings, Aitken Spence, and Willwind, which are currently operating 4 wind farms in total.[18]

Wind farms in Sri Lanka
Farm Owner Operator Location Capacity (MW) Status Ref
Ambewela Aitken Spence Aitken Spence Ace Wind Power P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 3 Operational [18][25]
Hambantota CEB CEB Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 3 Operational [26]
Madurankuliya Windforce P L Daily Life Renewable Energy P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12 Operational [18]
Mampuri-I Senok Senok Wind Power P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 10 Operational [18][27]
Mampuri-II Senok Senok Wind Energy P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 10.5 Operational [18][27]
Mampuri-III Senok Senok Wind Resource P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 10.5 Operational [18][27]
Mannar Island CEB CEB Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100 Proposed [28]
Nala Danavi LTL Holdings Nala Danavi P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 4.8 Operational [18][29][30]
Nirmalapura Windforce P L Nirmalapura Wind Power P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 10.5 Operational [18][31]
Pawan Danavi LTL Holdings Pawan Danavi P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 10.2 Operational [18]
Pollupalai Windforce P L Joule Power P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12 Operational [18][32]
Seguwantivu Windforce P L Seguwantivu Wind Power P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 9.6 Operational [18][33]
Uppudaluwa Windforce P L PowerGen Lanka P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 10.5 Operational [18][34]
Vallimunai Windforce P L Beta Power P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12 Operational [18][35]
Vidatamunai Windforce P L Vidatamunai Wind Power P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 10.4 Operational [18][33]
Willwind Willwind P L Willwind P L Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 0.85 Operational [18]

See also

References

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