Sampur Power Station
| Sampur Power Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Location | Sampur, Trincomalee |
| Coordinates | 8°29′10″N 81°18′00″E / 8.4861°N 81.3°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 2008 |
| Commission date | 2017 |
| Construction cost | US$350 million |
| Owners | CEB, NTPC |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units cancelled | 2 × 250 MW |
| Units under const. | 2 × 250 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 500 MW |
The Sampur Power Station (also known as Sampoor Power Station and Trincomalee Power Station) is a coal-fired power station currently under construction in Sampur, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.[1] The name "Sam+pur" is said to have originated from "Sama-pura", which means city of peace.[2] The MoU for the first 500 MW phase was signed on 29 December 2006, between the Government of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Electricity Board and the National Thermal Power Corporation.[1] The Power Purchase Agreement, Implementation Agreement, BOI Agreement, Land Lease Agreement and Coal Supply Agreement were signed on 7 October 2013 by relevant parties including the Government of Sri Lanka, the Ceylon Electricity Board and the Trincomalee Power Company Limited.[3] The power station is expected to come online in late 2017.[4]
Last coal plant
The Government of Sri Lanka has agreed that, after the commissioning of this power station, no more coal-fired power stations will be commissioned in Sri Lanka.[5] Making this, and the Norocholai Coal Power Station, the only two coal-fired power stations in Sri Lanka.
See also
References
- ^ a b Ministry of Power and Energy Projects (PDF), retrieved 2010-08-09
- ^ Medhananda, Place-names in Eastern of Sri Lanka (in Sinhla), Dayavamsa Jayakody Publsihers, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2000
- ^ "Sampoor Coal Power Plant (2x250 MW)". Ministry of Power and Energy of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Sampoor Coal Power Plant". Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ No more coal plants, retrieved 2010-08-08