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Power plants in Sri Lanka

This PowerAtlas slice contains 55 plants with 9,408 MW of combined capacity. 16 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 0 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Sampur power station at 1,700 MW.

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Top plants

PlantCountryFuelOwnerMWCO2 t/yr
Sampur power stationSri LankaCoalTrincomalee Power Co Ltd [100%]1,7007,446,000
CEB Long Term Generation Expansion Plan unnamed plantsSri LankaCoalCeylon Electricity Board [100%]1,2005,256,000
Southern Coal Power ProjectSri LankaCoalCeylon Electricity Board [100%]1,2005,256,000
LakvijayaSri LankaCoalCeylon Electricity Board9003,942,000
Foul Point power stationSri LankaCoalto be determined [100%]6002,628,000
Mawella Coal Power Development ProjectSri LankaCoalCeylon Electricity Board; NTPC Ltd6002,628,000
CEB KelantitissaSri LankaOilCeylon Electricity Board382752,922
YugadanaviSri LankaOilCeylon Electricity Board300591,300
Sri Lanka nuclear power plantSri LankaNuclearUnknown300n/a
VictoriaSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board210n/a
KotmaleSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board201n/a
Sojitz KelanitissaSri LankaOilSojitz Corporation163321,273
SapugaskandaSri LankaOilCeylon Electricity Board160315,360
Upper KotmaleSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board150n/a
SamanalaSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board124n/a
RandenigalaSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board122n/a
Ace Embilipitiya power stationSri LankaOilAce Power Embilipitiya Pvt Ltd [100%]105206,955
New LaxapanaSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board100n/a
PolpitiyaSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board75n/a
Kukule GangaSri LankaHydroCeylon Electricity Board70n/a

What changes this answer from a template?

Fuel mix: Hydro 21, Wind 14, Oil 10, Coal 6. Regions: Central (15), North Western (12), Western (7), Northern Province (5). Owners: Ceylon Electricity Board (29), Unknown owner (3), Ceylon Electricity Board [100%] (2), Trincomalee Power Co Ltd [100%] (1).

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Frequently asked questions

What are the largest power plants in Sri Lanka?

This PowerAtlas slice contains 55 plants with 9,408 MW of combined capacity. 16 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 0 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Sampur power station at 1,700 MW.

Which fuels and owners dominate this slice?

Fuel mix by plant count: Hydro 21, Wind 14, Oil 10, Coal 6. Leading owner/operator labels: Ceylon Electricity Board (29), Unknown owner (3), Ceylon Electricity Board [100%] (2), Trincomalee Power Co Ltd [100%] (1).

How is this answer sourced?

Plant identity and capacity come from WRI GPPD / Global Energy Monitor; CO2 provenance is labelled as regulator-measured, modelled or unavailable on each plant page.

Methodology

This answer page is generated only when the slice has enough underlying plant records and passes the hub demand/data gate. It is not a separate source of truth; each table row links back to the underlying plant record and provenance labels.