Sri Lanka and coal
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The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sri Lanka as having no domestic coal production.[1] The International Energy Agency states that in 2007 approximately 60% of electricity production was from oil-fired plants with the bulk of the rest from hydro capacity. Very minor amounts of electricity were generated from wind and solar photo-voltaic panels.[2]
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Proposed coal-fired power stations
- Sampur power station, a 500 megawatt coal-fired power station which has been proposed to be constructed at Sampur, Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. The project would be developed through a joint venture company between the the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the Ceylon Electricity Board."[3]
- Lakvijaya Power Plant in the Northwestern Province, expected to be operation by November 2010. The first phase of the plant is to inject 300 MW to the main grid by 2011, while the second phase is scheduled to be completed by 2013 and is expected to inject 600 MW to the national grid. In October 2010, a sudden fire broke out at the plant. According to Ceylon Electricity Board officials, the fire erupted due to the clogging of a chimney that emits waste from the combustion of coal. The fire will not interrupt construction. The plant is being built by China on a long term Chinese credit.[4] The delivery of the first shipment of 65,500 MT of coal at a cost of US$7 million from Indonesia is expected in the first week of November.[5]
In March 2011, it was reported that Sri Lanka's first coal power plant will be opened on March 22, 2011, adding 300 MW of power to the national grid.[6]
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References
- ↑ Chin S. Kuo, The Mineral Industry of Sri Lanka, U.S. Geological Survey, October 2009.
- ↑ International Energy Agency, "Electricity/Heat in Sri Lanka in 2007", International Energy Agency website, accessed June 2010.
- ↑ National Thermal Power Corporation, "Announcements 2006-07", National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.
- ↑ "Minister orders a full report on fire at Sri Lanka power plant" Colombo Page, Oct. 24, 2010.
- ↑ Shirajiv Sirimane, "Two major development projects from November" Sunday Observer, Oct. 24, 2010.
- ↑ "First phase of Sri Lanka's first coal power plant to be opened tomorrow" ColomboPage, March 21, 2011.
