Upper Kotmale is a 150MW hydro power project. It is located on Mahaweli river/basin in Central, Sri Lanka. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2006 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2012. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Ceylon Electricity Board.
Upper Kotmale is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 2.5 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 491m. The penstock length is 793m. The project generated 409 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 75MW nameplate capacity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2006 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2012.
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About Ceylon Electricity Board
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is a power utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. The utility generates electricity using thermal, wind and hydro sources. It purchases power from the private IPPs to distribute across Sri Lanka. The company develops and maintains coordinated and economical system of electricity supply across Sri Lank. It provides account and bill payment services through its online website. The company caters to domestic, commercial, residential, industrial, general purpose and street lighting customers. CEB is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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