Power Plants in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has 47 utility-scale power plants in operation, with a total capacity of 3717.1 MW.

Name Capacity Type Other Fuel Commissioned Owner
Ambewela Aitken Spence 3.0 MW Wind Ace Wind Power
Asia Power Sapugaskanda 51.0 MW Oil Ceylon Electricity Board
Bowatenna 40.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Broadlands 35.0 MW Hydro 2017 Ceylon Electricity Board
CEB Kelantitissa 382.0 MW Oil 1982 Ceylon Electricity Board
Canyon 60.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Colombo Port 60.0 MW Oil Ceylon Electricity Board
Deduru Oya 1.5 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Hambantota 20.0 MW Solar LAUGFS Holdings
Hambantota I 14.4 MW Solar
Inginiyagala 11.0 MW Hydro 1951 Ceylon Electricity Board
Kotmale 201.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Kukule Ganga 80.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Lakdhanavi 24.0 MW Oil Ceylon Electricity Board
Lakvijaya 900.0 MW Coal 2013 Ceylon Electricity Board
Madurankuliya 12.0 MW Wind Daily Life Renewable Energy
Mampuri-I 10.0 MW Wind Senok Wind Power
Mampuri-II 10.5 MW Wind Senok Wind Energy
Mampuri-III 10.5 MW Wind Senok Wind Resource
Maskelioya 2.0 MW Hydro Renewgen
Moragahakanda 25.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Nala Danavi 4.8 MW Wind Nala Danavi
New Laxapana 100.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Nilambe 3.2 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Nirmalapura 10.5 MW Wind Nirmalapura Wind Power
Northern Power 36.0 MW Oil Ceylon Electricity Board
Old Laxapana 50.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Pawan Danavi 10.2 MW Wind Pawan Danavi
Pollupalai 12.0 MW Wind Joule Power
Polpitiya 75.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Randenigala 126.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Rantembe 52.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Sagasolar 10.0 MW Solar
Samanala 124.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Sapugaskanda 160.0 MW Oil 1984 Ceylon Electricity Board
Seguwantivu 9.6 MW Wind Seguwantivu Wind Power
Sojitz Kelanitissa 168.0 MW Oil 2005 Sojitz Corporation
Udawalawe 6.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Ukuwela 40.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Upper Kotmale 150.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Uppudaluwa 10.5 MW Wind PowerGen Lanka
Uthuru Janani 24.0 MW Oil Ceylon Electricity Board
Vallimunai 12.0 MW Wind Beta Power
Victoria 210.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Vidatamunai 10.4 MW Wind Vidatamunai Wind Power
Wimalasurendra 50.0 MW Hydro Ceylon Electricity Board
Yugadanavi 300.0 MW Oil 2007 Ceylon Electricity Board

Data Information

This data is a derivitive set of data gathered by source mentioned below.

Data Sources

Global Energy Observatory/Google/KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm/Enipedia/World Resources Institute/database.earth