Top plants
| Plant | Country | Fuel | Owner | MW | CO2 t/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 210 | n/a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Canyon | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 60 | n/a |
| Rantembe | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 52 | n/a |
| Old Laxapana | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 50 | n/a |
| Wimalasurendra | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 50 | n/a |
| Bowatenna | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 40 | n/a |
| Ukuwela | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 40 | n/a |
| Broadlands | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 35 | n/a |
| Moragahakanda | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 25 | n/a |
| Inginiyagala | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 11 | n/a |
| Udawalawe | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 6 | n/a |
| Nilambe | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 3 | n/a |
| Maskelioya | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Renewgen | 2 | n/a |
| Deduru Oya | Sri Lanka | Hydro | Ceylon Electricity Board | 2 | n/a |
What changes this answer from a template?
Fuel mix: Hydro 20. Regions: Central (13), Uva (4), Sabaragamuwa (1), Northern Province (1). Owners: Ceylon Electricity Board (19), Renewgen (1).
GSC showed 22 impressions for related PowerAtlas queries; examples: hydropower plants in sri lanka, hydropower stations in sri lanka, hydro power stations in sri lanka.
Frequently asked questions
What are the largest hydro power plants in Sri Lanka?
This PowerAtlas slice contains 20 plants with 1,227 MW of combined capacity. 0 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 0 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Victoria at 210 MW.
Which fuels and owners dominate this slice?
Fuel mix by plant count: Hydro 20. Leading owner/operator labels: Ceylon Electricity Board (19), Renewgen (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.