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Sri Lanka unveils first coal power plant
22 March 2011: The first phase of Sri Lanka's first coal power plant, Lakvijaya is opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today. The Lakvijaya coal power plant located in Norochcholai in the Puttalam District of Northwestern Province will add 300 MW of power to the national grid. The construction work for the 300 MW coal fired thermal power plant with infrastructure for a 900 MW power plant had started in 2006 amid heavy resistance from the Catholic community of the area.
Construction work on the second phase of the plant is already in progress and once completed, the Lakvijaya plant will will enhance the capacity of the national grid of Sri Lanka with an expected output of 1658 Gwh of annual energy at distribution level for delivery to consumers. Meanwhile, the government is also hopeful of commencing work on the Sampur coal power plant, which is a joint venture between the governments of Sri Lanka and India.
Source: Colombo Page