Kukule Ganga hydroelectric plant

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Kukule Ganga hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Palinda-Nuwara (Baduraliya) DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Kukule Ganga hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 2003[2] 70 MW[1] 2 x 35 MW[1] Run-of-river[2] Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) [100%][2]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Kukule Ganga hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Palinda-Nuwara (Baduraliya) DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka[3] Kukule River[2] 6.6038, 80.2846 (exact)[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221006153613/https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2008/pdf/e_project07_full.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220930193914/https://www.water-technology.net/projects/kukule/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kukule+Ganga+Power+Station/@6.6035643,80.2822923,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3ae3c62efcc28537:0x5ee404cd47b6968d!8m2!3d6.6035643!4d80.284481. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)