Fleet by fuel
Fleet interpretation
Ceylon Electricity Board is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is Sri Lanka (29).
The fuel mix by asset count is hydro (20), oil (8), coal (1). The largest listed asset is Lakvijaya in Sri Lanka (900 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 116 MW across units with capacity data.
CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 0 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 0 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.
Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.
All 29 plants
| Plant | Fuel | Country | MW | t CO₂/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakvijaya | Coal | Sri Lanka | 900 | — |
| CEB Kelantitissa | Oil | Sri Lanka | 382 | — |
| Yugadanavi | Oil | Sri Lanka | 300 | — |
| Victoria | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 210 | — |
| Kotmale | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 201 | — |
| Sapugaskanda | Oil | Sri Lanka | 160 | — |
| Upper Kotmale | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 150 | — |
| Samanala | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 124 | — |
| Randenigala | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 122 | — |
| New Laxapana | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 100 | — |
| Polpitiya | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 75 | — |
| Kukule Ganga | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 70 | — |
| Colombo Port | Oil | Sri Lanka | 62 | — |
| Canyon | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 60 | — |
| Rantembe | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 52 | — |
| Asia Power Sapugaskanda | Oil | Sri Lanka | 51 | — |
| Old Laxapana | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 50 | — |
| Wimalasurendra | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 50 | — |
| Bowatenna | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 40 | — |
| Ukuwela | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 40 | — |
| Northern Power | Oil | Sri Lanka | 36 | — |
| Broadlands | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 35 | — |
| Moragahakanda | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 25 | — |
| Lakdhanavi | Oil | Sri Lanka | 24 | — |
| Uthuru Janani | Oil | Sri Lanka | 24 | — |
| Inginiyagala | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 11 | — |
| Udawalawe | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 6 | — |
| Nilambe | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 3 | — |
| Deduru Oya | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 2 | — |
Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants does Ceylon Electricity Board operate?
Ceylon Electricity Board operates 29 power plants across 1 country, with about 3,365 MW of total capacity.
What is Ceylon Electricity Board's largest power plant?
Lakvijaya in Sri Lanka is its largest at about 900 MW.
What types of power plants does Ceylon Electricity Board run?
Its fleet includes hydro (20), oil (8), coal (1).