The Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station (also sometimes referred to as Asia Power Station) is a thermal
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
in
Sapugaskanda,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. Planning for the
fuel oil
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-run power station dated back to 1994, when the
Ceylon Electricity Board
The Ceylon Electricity Board - CEB ( si, ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම, Lankā Vidulibala Mandalaya - Lanwima; ta, இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச), is the largest el ...
issued a tender for an
IPP project for 50 megawatts. Construction of the plant began in 1996 and was commissioned in June 1998, with a
PPA
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of 20-years. The power station utilizes eight generating units.
See also
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Sapugaskanda Power Station
The Sapugaskanda is a power station located in Sapugaskanda, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The power station consists of twelve generating units, supplied by MAN, and Siemens. Four of the un ...
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Lakdhanavi Power Station
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List of power stations in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's electricity demand is currently met by nine thermal power stations, fifteen large hydroelectric power stations, and fifteen wind farms, with a smaller share from small hydro facilities and other renewables such as solar. Most hydroe ...
References
External links
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Oil-fired power stations in Sri Lanka
Buildings and structures in Gampaha District
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