Kelanitissa Combined Cycle power plant

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Kelanitissa Combined Cycle power plant is an operating power station of at least 165-megawatts (MW) in Columbo, Sri Lanka.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kelanitissa Combined Cycle power plant Columbo, Sri Lanka 6.9527694, 79.8791013 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 6.9527694, 79.8791013

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 165[2] combined cycle[2] 2002[2]

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
Unit 1 Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) [100.0%]

Financing

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

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/hVyg3V38TWxXfzSv6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://ceb.lk/thermalcomplex/industry/industry/kccp.html. {{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.

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