Hambantota power station

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Hambantota power station is a shelved power station in Hambantota, Southern, Sri Lanka.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hambantota power station Hambantota, Hambantota, Southern, Sri Lanka 6.123682, 81.089302 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP
1 Shelved inferred May 2024) fossil gas: LNG[1] 400[1] unknown not found

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Ceylon Electricity Board [50%]; Hambantota Power Private [50%][1][2][1][2] Ceylon Electricity Board [50.0%]; Hambantota Power Private [50.0%]

Financing

| Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)[50.0%]; Hambantota Power Private[50.0%][3][4]

Background

This 400 MW power station is expected to be connected to a proposed LNG regasification terminal when it comes online. However, plans appear to have stalled after initial approval in 2017.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210614152351/https://gastopowerjournal.com/markets/item/9009-sri-lanka-ceb-teams-up-with-singapore-investor-for-lng-to-power-plant. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210614144840/https://gastopowerjournal.com/projectsafinance/item/7934-sri-lanka-seeks-to-fast-track-chinese-lng-to-power-project. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "gastopowerjournal.com/markets/item/9009-sri-lanka-ceb-teams-up-with-singapore-investor-for-lng-to-power-plant". Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
  4. "gastopowerjournal.com/projectsafinance/item/7934-sri-lanka-seeks-to-fast-track-chinese-lng-to-power-project". Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
  5. "COUNTRY FOCUS: SRI LANKA – A NEW MARKET ENTRANT? [LNG CONDENSED]". Natural Gas World. Jan 5th, 2021. Retrieved Jun 9th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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