List of power stations in Sri Lanka
Introduction alt=Bar chart showing the installed capacities and actual electricity production by source, from year 2000 to 2017.Sri Lanka's electricity demand is currently met by nine thermal power stations, fifteen large hydroelectric power stations, and fifteen wind farms, with a smaller share from small hydro facilities and other renewables such as solar. Most hydroelectric and thermal/fossil fuel–based power stations in the country are owned and/or operated by the government via the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), while the renewable energy sector consists mostly of privately run plants operating on a power purchase agreement with the CEB.Per CEB's 2016 generation report released in mid-2017, the country has a total combined installed generation capacity of , of which 2,115 MW (52.65%) was from thermal (900 MW/22.40% from coal and 1,215 MW/30.25% from fuel oil), 1,726 MW (42.97%) from hydroelectricity, and the remaining 176 MW (4.38%) from other renewable sources such as wind, biomass, and solar. These generation sources produced a total of  of electricity during that year, of which , , and  was from thermal, hydro, and other renewables, respectively.
Non-renewable As of 2015, 1,464 MW of the total thermal installed capacity was from state-owned fossil fuel power stations: 900 MW from Lakvijaya, 380 MW from the state-owned portion of Kelanitissa, 160 MW from Sapugaskanda, and 24 MW from Uthuru Janani. The remaining 641 MW of the installed thermal capacity are from six privately owned power stations. All thermal power stations run on fuel oil, except Lakvijaya, which run on coal.In an attempt to lower the current consumer tariff for electricity, the government has decided not to renew the power purchase agreements of privately owned thermal power stations when their licences expire, as it has done with the six now-decommissioned private power producers listed below. The government will utilize the new Sampur plant combined with new renewable sources to accommodate the lost private-sector capacity, with plans to introduce nuclear power after 2030.The 500 MW Sampur Power Station was in early stages of development since 2006, but was subsequently cancelled in 2016 due environmental concerns. Prior to its cancellation, the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy also made a statement that no more coal-fired power stations will be commissioned, making Lakvijaya the only coal-fired power station in the country. Any future thermal power stations will also be natural gas–run, to reduce the nation's carbon footprint.+ Coal-fired power stations in Sri Lanka Station Closest cityLocation Capacity (MW) Owner Notes  Lakvijaya Puttalam  900 Government    Sampur Trincomalee  500 Government Cancelled + Oil-fired power stations in Sri Lanka Station Closest cityLocation Capacity (MW) Owner Notes  Kelanitissa Colombo  360 Government    Yugadanavi Kerawalapitiya  300 Private   SobadhanaviKerawalapitiya350PrivateOn Construction, PPP Sojitz Kelanitissa Colombo  172 Private    Sapugaskanda Sapugaskanda  160 Government    Ace Embilipitiya Embilipitiya  100 Private Decommissioned  Heladhanavi Puttalam  100 Private Decommissioned  Colombo Port Colombo  60 Government    Asia Power Sapugaskanda Sapugaskanda  51 Private    Northern Power Chunnakam  36 Private    Ace Horana Horana  25 Private Decommissioned  Ace Matara Matara  25 Private    Lakdhanavi Sapugaskanda  24 Private    Uthuru Janani Chunnakam  24 Government    Aggreko Chunnakam  20 Private Decommissioned  Koolair Kankesanthurai  20 Private Decommissioned  Chunnakam Chunnakam  14 Government Decommissioned + MSW-fired power stations in Sri Lanka Station Closest cityLocation Capacity (MW) Owner Notes  Aitken Spence Colombo  10 Private Completed  Karadiyana Colombo  10 Private Under construction  KCHT Lanka Jang Colombo  10 Private Under construction
Renewable === Hydroelectric ===Hydroelectricity has played a very significant role in the national installed power capacity since it was introduced in the 1950s, with over 50% of the total grid capacity met by hydroelectricity in 2000–2010.Hydroelectricity was popularized as early as the 1920s by Devapura Jayasena Wimalasurendra, who is considered as the "Father of Hydropower" in Sri Lanka. It lost its majority share on the power grid when further thermal power stations were introduced in 2010.The hydropower resource in Sri Lanka is divided into two main regions based on water resource, namely the Mahaweli Complex and Laxapana Complex.While most hydroelectric power stations are named after their water source (i.e. the name of the dam and/or reservoir), a number of facilities have different names due to the fact that they are located larger distances apart (connected via underground penstocks). Further information on each power station is included in the corresponding water source article (i.e. dam). Privately owned "small-hydro" facilities (which are limited to a maximum nameplate capacity of  by state policy), are excluded from this list.+ Hydroelectric power stations in Sri Lanka Station  Watersource Location Capacity(MW)   Notes  Victoria Mahaweli Victoria 210     Kotmale Mahaweli Kotmale  201      Upper Kotmale Mahaweli Upper Kotmale  150     Randenigala Mahaweli Randenigala  126     Samanala Other Samanala  124     Uma Oya Mahaweli Dyraaba  120 February 2024  New Laxapana Laxapana Canyon  100     Kukule Ganga Other Kukule Ganga  80     Polpitiya Laxapana Laxapana  75     Canyon Laxapana Maskeliya  60      Rantembe Mahaweli Rantembe  52     Wimalasurendra Laxapana Castlereigh  50     Old Laxapana Laxapana Norton  50     Bowatenna Mahaweli Bowatenna  40     Ukuwela Mahaweli Polgolla  40     Broadlands Laxapana Broadlands     Moragahakanda Mahaweli Moragahakanda  25    Inginiyagala Other Gal Oya  11     Udawalawe Other Udawalawe  6     Nilambe Mahaweli Nilambe  3.2     Deduru Oya Other Deduru Oya  1.5    File:VictoriaDam-SriLanka-April2011-1.jpg|The Victoria Dam fuels the single largest hydroelectric power station in the country, with 210 MW of installed capacity. Shown here is the dam during dry season, 2011.|alt=Aerial view of the Victoria Dam, showing the closed spillways.File:UpperKotmaleDam-Srilanka-April2011-1.jpg|alt=The Upper Kotmale Dam under construction in April 2011.|The Upper Kotmale Dam under construction in April 2011.The dam is now complete and powers its 150 MW power station located 13 km away.File:RandenigalaDam-December2013-10.JPG|The Randenigala Dam as seen from the Rantembe Reservoir in December 2012.The Rantembe Dam is located just 3 km downstream of Randenigala.|alt=View of the Randenigala Dam and spillways from the Rantembe Reservoir, downstream.=== Solar power ===Solar power is a relatively young segment in the energy industry of Sri Lanka. As of 2015, only a few grid-connected solar farms were operational, including a state-run facility. Despite at least half a dozen private companies applying for development permits for photovoltaic and solar thermal projects, most have not actually commenced construction.+ Solar farms in Sri Lanka Solar farm Location Capacity (MW) Owner Notes  Hambantota  1.2  Government    Laugfs  20.0  LAUGFS Holdings    Maduru Oya  100.0  Mixed Proposed  Sagasolar  10.0  Sagasolar Power    Solar One Ceylon  12.6  WindForce   === Wind power ===Sri Lanka's wind power sector saw activity as early as 1988, when studies were conducted to build a pilot wind project in the Southern Province. More than a decade later, the state-owned 3 MW Hambantota Wind Farm was commissioned. The industry stayed dormant till 2003, when the National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducted further wind power studies in the island, before which the industry went into dormancy for a further seven years.Unlike the other industries, Sri Lanka's wind energy industry witnessed a sudden boom in 2010, with the commissioning of the Mampuri Wind Farms, the first private-sector wind project in the country's history. It then suddenly crashed over the following four years after numerous scandals and hidden political dealings surfaced, involving key governing bodies such as the Sustainable Energy Authority and Ceylon Electricity Board, along with a number of senior individuals.The last privately owned first-come, first-served style wind farm projects, the Pollupalai and Vallimunai Wind Farms, were completed in late 2014, by when the construction of new privately owned wind farms were suspended until further notice by presidential order. The largest private-sector beneficiaries of the "wind power boom" are WindForce and Senok, which currently own seven and three separate wind farms respectively, of the total of 14 privately owned wind farms in operation as at 2015.The other companies in the market include the semi-private LTL Holdings, Aitken Spence, and Willwind, which are currently operating four wind farms in total.+ Wind farms in Sri Lanka FarmLocation Capacity (MW) Owner Operator Notes  Ambewela Aitken Spence  3  Aitken Spence Ace Wind Power    Hambantota 3  CEB CEB Decommissioned  Madurankuliya  12  WindForce Daily Life Renewable Energy    Mampuri-I  10  Senok Senok Wind Power    Mampuri-II  10.5  Senok Senok Wind Energy    Mampuri-III  10.5  Senok Senok Wind Resource    Thambapavani Wind Farm  103.5  CEB CEB  Nala Danavi  4.8  LTL Holdings Nala Danavi    Nirmalapura  10.5  WindForce Nirmalapura Wind Power    Pawan Danavi  10.2  LTL Holdings Pawan Danavi    Pollupalai  12  WindForce Joule Power    Seguwantivu  9.6  WindForce Seguwantivu Wind Power    Uppudaluwa  10.5  WindForce PowerGen Lanka    Vallimunai   12 WindForce Beta Power    Vidatamunai  10.4  WindForce Vidatamunai Wind Power    Willwind  0.85  Willwind Willwind   File:AitkenSpenceWindPower-Ambewela-September2012-1.jpg|alt=Aerial view of the Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm, as seen from approximately 10 km away from Horton Plains National Park.|Turbines of the Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm as seen from approximately 10 km away from Horton Plains National Park.File:Lakvijaya-December2012-3.JPG|alt=Wind turbines of the Mampuri and Madurankuliya wind farms next to the Lakvijaya Power Station, as seen from the Puttalam Lagoon.|Wind turbines of the Mampuri and Madurankuliya wind farms. The large building on the right is the 900 MW Lakvijaya Power Station.File:UppudaluwaWindFarm-SriLanka-02.JPG|alt=Close-up view of the turbines at Uppudaluwa Wind Farm.|Close-up view of the turbines at Uppudaluwa Wind Farm, in 2014.
See also * Electricity sector in Sri Lanka* India–Sri Lanka HVDC Interconnection
References
External links *  Ceylon Electricity Board*  Ministry of Power & Renewable Energy*  Mahaweli Hydropower Complex*  Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka*  Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority