Top plants
| Plant | Country | Fuel | Owner | MW | CO2 t/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampur power station | Sri Lanka | Coal | Trincomalee Power Co Ltd [100%] | 1,700 | 7,446,000 |
| CEB Long Term Generation Expansion Plan unnamed plants | Sri Lanka | Coal | Ceylon Electricity Board [100%] | 1,200 | 5,256,000 |
| Southern Coal Power Project | Sri Lanka | Coal | Ceylon Electricity Board [100%] | 1,200 | 5,256,000 |
| Lakvijaya | Sri Lanka | Coal | Ceylon Electricity Board | 900 | 3,942,000 |
| Foul Point power station | Sri Lanka | Coal | to be determined [100%] | 600 | 2,628,000 |
| Mawella Coal Power Development Project | Sri Lanka | Coal | Ceylon Electricity Board; NTPC Ltd | 600 | 2,628,000 |
| CEB Kelantitissa | Sri Lanka | Oil | Ceylon Electricity Board | 382 | 752,922 |
| Yugadanavi | Sri Lanka | Oil | Ceylon Electricity Board | 300 | 591,300 |
| Victoria | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 210 | n/a |
| Sojitz Kelanitissa | Sri Lanka | Oil | Sojitz Corporation | 163 | 321,273 |
| Sapugaskanda | Sri Lanka | Oil | Ceylon Electricity Board | 160 | 315,360 |
| Upper Kotmale | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 150 | n/a |
| Samanala | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 124 | n/a |
| Randenigala | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 122 | n/a |
| Ace Embilipitiya power station | Sri Lanka | Oil | Ace Power Embilipitiya Pvt Ltd [100%] | 105 | 206,955 |
| New Laxapana | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 100 | n/a |
| Polpitiya | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 75 | n/a |
| Kukule Ganga | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 70 | n/a |
| Colombo Port | Sri Lanka | Oil | Ceylon Electricity Board | 62 | 122,990 |
| Canyon | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 60 | n/a |
What changes this answer from a template?
Fuel mix: Hydro 20, Wind 14, Oil 10, Coal 6. Regions: Central (14), North Western (12), Western (7), Northern Province (5). Owners: Ceylon Electricity Board (28), Ceylon Electricity Board [100%] (2), Unknown owner (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 52 plants with 8,887 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 20, Wind 14, Oil 10, Coal 6. Leading owner/operator labels: Ceylon Electricity Board (28), Ceylon Electricity Board [100%] (2), Unknown owner (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.