Hambantota is a 20 MW solar power plant in Southern, Sri Lanka. It ranks #34 of 55 Sri Lanka power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 16.5% of Sri Lanka's electricity; the national grid averages 329 gCO₂/kWh (61.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030408.
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
The #1 largest solar power plant of 3 in Sri Lanka by capacity.
Sri Lanka has 3 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 44 MW of capacity.
Coordinates 6.2312, 81.0853 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Hambantota is a 20 MW solar power plant in Southern, Sri Lanka, Pre Construction 2029.
