Koolair Power Station
| Koolair Power Station | |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Location | Kankesanthurai |
| Coordinates | 9°48′40″N 80°02′07″E / 9.8111°N 80.0353°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began |
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| Commission date | 1996 |
| Decommission date |
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| Operator(s) | Koolair Ventures Power (Pvt) Ltd |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Fuel oil |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 20 MW |
| Annual net output |
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The Koolair Power Station was a fuel oil-run thermal power station which was commissioned as part of the urgent plan by the Ceylon Electricity Board to overcome the 1990s power crisis. The plant equipment was imported in 1996 and initially commissioned in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. However, due to the protests and complaints against the high levels of noise of up to 100dB caused by the plant's operation in the residential area, the plant was transferred 400 km (250 mi) to its final location at Kankesanthurai in the Jaffna District, in mid-1998. It was the biggest power station in the Jaffna region, at that time.[1][2]
Despite having an original installed capacity of 20 MW, the power station had mostly operated in the 8-15 MW range due to conflict damage caused by artillery fire to the plant (and neighbouring Kankesanthurai Cement Factory) in mid-2000. The operators were unable to repair the damage due to the insurance company rejecting the claim, stating that it was due to war, and not due to terrorism for which it was originally insured for.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Power drama in Jaffna peninsula: Dispute over insurance claim affects electricity supplies". The Sunday Times. 3 February 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Jayawardana, Kishali Pinto (13 April 1997). "Landmark petition against noisy power plant: Kotte kids seek right to life". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
External links
- "Electricity shortage in Jaffna". TamilNet. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- Jayawardena, Niranji (10 October 2008). "Sri Lanka's Jaffna to get new power plant". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- Senanayake, Sadhana (22 December 2013). "Facing The Northern "Magic Moment"". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 8 November 2015.