Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant adds 900MW to the Grid on Sept.16

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Development - Provincial

Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant adds 900MW to the Grid on Sept.16

September 05, 2014

The final phase of the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant at Norochcholai in the Puttalam District will be declared open on September 16 under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapakse and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Ministry of Power and Energy said.

The construction work was carried out by China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) while the funding was provided on a long term low interest rate by the EXIM Bank of the Republic of China. As local investment the Sri Lankan Government has invested Rs. 5.3 billion for the first stage and Rs. 11 billion for the second stage of construction.

The Lakvijaya coal power plant was built in two phases. President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the first 300MW Unit of the Sri Lanka's first ever coal power plant "Lakvijaya" on 22 March 2011 and the phase II with capacity of 2X300 MW will be commissioned on September 16. With the completion of the second phase the plant will add a total of 900 MW to the grid. (ST/KH)