Norochcholai power plant will generate electricity by 2010

Sri Lankan government said that they will commence generating electricity from the Norochcholai power plant in Kalpitiya peninsula off the Northwestern coast in the country by the year 2010.

Speaking at the parliament last evening Power and Energy Minister W.D.J. Senaviratne said that 30 percent of the construction work in the project was almost completed.

This project of 300 MW coal fired thermal power plant with infrastructure for a 900 MW power plant had started in 2006 and costs approximately US Dollars 455 million. The funds are provided by the Exim Bank of China.

The successful completion of this project will enhance the capacity of the national grid of the country with an expected output of 1658 GWh of annual energy at distribution level for delivery to consumers.

By Christine Hettiarachchi
Courtesy: Lankapuvath