Sri Lanka nuclear power plant is a 300 MW nuclear power station in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. It ranks #9 of 55 Sri Lanka power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, the national grid averages 329 gCO₂/kWh (61.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_srilanka_srila.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (announced); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
Sri Lanka has 1 nuclear power plant in this dataset, together about 300 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Foul Point power station · Coal · 600 MW · Sri Lanka
- Sampur power station · Coal · 1,700 MW · Trincomalee
- Vallimunai · Wind · 12 MW · Northern Province
- Pollupalai · Wind · 12 MW · Northern Province
- Old Laxapana · Hydro · 50 MW · Northern Province
- Northern Power · Oil · 36 MW · Northern Province
Location
Coordinates 8.948265, 80.9782035 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sri Lanka nuclear power plant?
Sri Lanka nuclear power plant is a 300 MW nuclear power plant in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Announced 2032.