The Sampur Power Station (also called Trincomalee Coal Power Plant or TCPP) was a proposed
coal-fired
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power station that was planned to be built in
Sampur, Trincomalee
Sampur ( ta, சம்பூர், translit=Campūr) is a town in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka about 30 km south-east of Trincomalee on the south-eastern side of the Trincomalee Harbour. The town was under the control of the Liberat ...
,
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 ...
.
The
MoU for the first phase was signed on 29 December 2006, between the
Government of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...
,
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 ...
and the
National Thermal Power Corporation
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India. The Power Purchase Agreement, Implementation Agreement, BOI Agreement, Land Lease Agreement and Coal Supply Agreement were signed on 7 October 2013 by relevant parties including the Government of Sri Lanka, 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 ...
and the Trincomalee Power Company Limited. The
Government of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...
had agreed that, after the commissioning of this power station, no more coal-fired power stations will be commissioned in Sri Lanka.
However the construction of the power station was delayed for ten years by various issues including licensing. In September 2016, the
Sri Lankan Supreme Court was informed by the
that the proposed coal power station would not be constructed in Sampur, after a Fundamental Rights application was filed in May 2016 by an environmental organization.
See also
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Energy in Sri Lanka
The electricity sector in Sri Lanka has a national grid which is primarily powered by hydroelectric power and thermal power, with sources such as photovoltaics and wind power in early stages of deployment. Although potential sites are being ide ...
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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
{{Electricity in Sri Lanka
Coal-fired power stations in Sri Lanka
Buildings and structures in Trincomalee District