Sri Lanka to establish 500 MW coal power plant

• 12 years ago (2012-01-21)
• David Flin

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With demand for energy rising rapidly in Sri Lanka’s Eastern province, the Sri Lankan government has announced that it will proceed with the establishment of a coal-fired power plant at Sampoor in the Trincomalee district of the Eastern province.

Acting on a proposal made by the Economic Development Minister, Basil Rajapaksa, the Sri Lanka cabinet has decided to recognise the 2 x 250 MW capacity coal power project at Sampoor as a Strategic Development Project. The joint venture partners for this project are the Ceylon Electricity Board and India’s National Thermal Power Corporation, investing $500 million.

Construction is to begin this year, and the plant is scheduled to be linked to the national grid in 2017.