Southern Coal Power Project

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Southern Coal Power Project is a cancelled power station in Sri Lanka. It is also known as Mawella project, Mirijjawila project.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Southern Coal Power Project	Sri Lanka	7.0, 81.0 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unspecified coal units	cancelled	coal - unknown	1200	unknown	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unspecified coal units	Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) [100.0%]

Financing

• Source of financing: India and/or Japan International Cooperation Agency

Background

The Southern Coal Power Project was a study conducted by the government of Sri Lanka and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) of potential locations and sponsors for 1200 MW of new coal-fired generating capacity on the southern and western coast of Sri Lanka.

In 1988, the government and CEB invited Expressions of Interested from international firms to develop, build, and operate four coal-fired generating units of 300 MW on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis. CEB identified locations near Karagan, Lewaya, Mirijjawala, Mirssaand, and Mawalla as prospective sites on the southern coast, and Athuruwella on the Western Coast. The process did not continue. However, the Mawella site remained a candidate for further study.

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