| # | Plant | Fuel | Country | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sampur power station | Coal | Sri Lanka | 1,700 |
| 2 | CEB Long Term Generation Expansion Plan unnamed plants | Coal | Sri Lanka | 1,200 |
| 3 | Southern Coal Power Project | Coal | Sri Lanka | 1,200 |
| 4 | Lakvijaya | Coal | Sri Lanka | 900 |
| 5 | Foul Point power station | Coal | Sri Lanka | 600 |
| 6 | Mawella Coal Power Development Project | Coal | Sri Lanka | 600 |
| 7 | CEB Kelantitissa | Oil | Sri Lanka | 382 |
| 8 | Yugadanavi | Oil | Sri Lanka | 300 |
| 9 | Victoria | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 210 |
| 10 | Sojitz Kelanitissa | Oil | Sri Lanka | 163 |
| 11 | Sapugaskanda | Oil | Sri Lanka | 160 |
| 12 | Upper Kotmale | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 150 |
| 13 | Samanala | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 124 |
| 14 | Randenigala | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 122 |
| 15 | Ace Embilipitiya power station | Oil | Sri Lanka | 105 |
| 16 | New Laxapana | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 100 |
| 17 | Polpitiya | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 75 |
| 18 | Kukule Ganga | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 70 |
| 19 | Colombo Port | Oil | Sri Lanka | 62.4 |
| 20 | Canyon | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 60 |
| 21 | Rantembe | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 52 |
| 22 | Asia Power Sapugaskanda | Oil | Sri Lanka | 51 |
| 23 | Old Laxapana | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 50 |
| 24 | Wimalasurendra | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 50 |
| 25 | Bowatenna | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 40 |
| 26 | Ukuwela | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 40 |
| 27 | Northern Power | Oil | Sri Lanka | 36 |
| 28 | Broadlands | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 35 |
| 29 | Moragahakanda | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 25 |
| 30 | Lakdhanavi | Oil | Sri Lanka | 24 |
| 31 | Uthuru Janani | Oil | Sri Lanka | 24 |
| 32 | Hambantota I | Solar | Sri Lanka | 14.4 |
| 33 | Madurankuliya | Wind | Sri Lanka | 12 |
| 34 | Pollupalai | Wind | Sri Lanka | 12 |
| 35 | Vallimunai | Wind | Sri Lanka | 12 |
| 36 | Inginiyagala | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 11 |
| 37 | Mampuri-II | Wind | Sri Lanka | 10.5 |
| 38 | Mampuri-III | Wind | Sri Lanka | 10.5 |
| 39 | Nirmalapura | Wind | Sri Lanka | 10.5 |
| 40 | Uppudaluwa | Wind | Sri Lanka | 10.5 |
| 41 | Pawan Danavi | Wind | Sri Lanka | 10.2 |
| 42 | Mampuri-I | Wind | Sri Lanka | 10 |
| 43 | Sagasolar | Solar | Sri Lanka | 10 |
| 44 | Vidatamunai | Wind | Sri Lanka | 10 |
| 45 | Seguwantivu | Wind | Sri Lanka | 9.6 |
| 46 | Udawalawe | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 6 |
| 47 | Nala Danavi | Wind | Sri Lanka | 4.8 |
| 48 | Nilambe | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 3.2 |
| 49 | Ambewela Aitken Spence | Wind | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| 50 | Hambantota | Wind | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| 51 | Maskelioya | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 2 |
| 52 | Deduru Oya | Hydro | Sri Lanka | 1.5 |
Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.
Frequently asked questions
What ranks first in largest power plants in sri lanka by capacity?
Sampur power station (Sri Lanka) ranks #1 with 1,700 mw.
How many power plants are in this ranking?
This ranking covers 52 power plants in Sri Lanka.
Which plants make the top three?
1. Sampur power station (1,700); 2. CEB Long Term Generation Expansion Plan unnamed plants (1,200); 3. Southern Coal Power Project (1,200).