Samanalawewa hydroelectric plant

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Samanalawewa hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Samanalawewa hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 1992[2] 120 MW[3] 2 x 60 MW[4] Conventional storage[3] Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Samanalawewa hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka[4] Walawe River[4] 6.6808, 80.7993 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221019120248/https://ceb.lk/power-plants-list/en. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220202082221/https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/02/01/new-generators-at-samanala-wewa-power-station/. Archived from the original on 02 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209183746/https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/projectprofiles/projectprofilesuncovering-samanalawewa/. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20181215175433/https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2007/pdf/project22_full.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)