Canyon
Location: Central
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 2 X 30 MW Francis
Operation: 1983-1988
T/G supplier: Fuji
EPC: State Development and Construction Corp
Quick facts: This project is in Maskeliya Town, Nuwara Eliya Dist.The scheme has a 4km, D-shaped concrete lined tunnel, 3m in diameter, a surge chamber, tailrace canal, powerhouse, and switchyard. The units went online in Mar 1983 and May 1988, respectively.

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power and Energy
Posted 29 Jul 2012

Delgoda
Location: Sabaragamuwa
Operator: Zyrex Power Co (Pvt) Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 1.28 MW Francis
Operation: 2002
T/G supplier: WKV
Quick facts: This minihydro plant is in Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura District.

Photograph by pitigala (Panoramio)
Posted 18 Aug 2010

Denawaka Ganga-II
Location: Sabaragamuwa
Operator: Country Energy (Pvt) Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 2.66 MW, 2 X 1.34 MW Francis
Operation: 2011
T/G supplier: Dongfang
Quick facts: Country Energy is a subsidiary of Vallibel Power Erathna PLC. The project is located near Durekkanda, in the Ratnapura Divisional secretariat of the Ratnapura District. The plant uses the water flow of the Denawaka Ganga, which is a main tributary of the Kalu Ganga. The project has a diversion weir, headrace channel, forebay tank, penstocks, powerhouse, tailrace and switchyard.

Photograph courtesy of Vallibel Power Erathna PLC
Posted 30 Sep 2012

Erathna
Location: Sabaragamuwa
Operator: Vallibel Power Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 5.1 MW Pelton
Operation: 2004
T/G supplier: Voith, Indar
EPC: Voith, VS Hydro
Quick facts: This minihydro plant is on a 4ha site in Pelendakanda and Adavikanda, Kuruwita Divisional Secretariat, Ratnapura District. The plant utilizes the water flow of the upper reaches of the Kuru Ganga, which originates at Adams's Peak. The plant is connected though an 18km cable to the Kosgama-Ratnapura 33kV line.

Photograph courtesy of REProS GmbH
Posted 18 Feb 2011

Galaha
Location: Central
Operator: Weswin Power (Pvt) Ltd
Configuration: 1 X 950 kW Francis
Operation: 2006
T/G supplier: Hacker
EPC: VS Hydro
Quick facts: This minihydro plant is in Deltota, Kandy District. It cost Rs 90mn.

Photograph courtesy of REProS GmbH
Posted 18 Feb 2011

Kadawala-1
Location: Central
Operator: VS Hydro
Configuration: 2 X 3.15 MW Francis
Operation: 2008
T/G supplier: Voith, AEM
EPC: VS Hydro, REProS
Quick facts: Architect Palinda Kannangara designed the Kadawala-1 minihydro plant in Ginigathhena. Saro Weerasuriya was lead structural engineer.

Photograph by Waruna Gomis and courtesy of www.thearchitect.lk
Posted 18 Feb 2011

Nilambe
Location: Uva
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 2 X 1.6 MW Francis
Operation: 1988
T/G supplier: Nanjing
EPC: Hydrochina Zhongnan Engineering
Quick facts: This minihydro plant is in tea-growing country near the Nilambe Meditation Centre.

Photograph by visoot Panoramio)
Posted 11 Jul 2009

Randenigala
Location: Central
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 2 X 69 MW Francis
Operation: 1986
T/G supplier: Sulzer Escher Wyss, ABB
EPC: Electrowatt

Photograph courtesy of United States Energy Association
Posted 1 Sep 2002

Rantambe
Location: Central
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 2 X 25 MW Francis
Operation: 1990
T/G supplier: Sulzer, BBC
EPC: Electrowatt
Quick facts: Work on Rantambe began inJan 1987 and the plant commissioned in Jan 1990. The plant is in Kandy District.

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power and Energy
Posted 29 Jul 2012

Samanalawewa
Location: Sabaragamuwa
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 2 X 60 MW Francis
Operation: 1992
T/G supplier: Toshiba, GEC
EPC: Electrowatt, Balfour Beatty

Photograph courtesy of Ceylon Electricity Board
Posted 14 Jul 2004

Uda Walawe
Location: Sabaragamuwa
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 3 X 2 MW Kaplan
Operation: 1969
T/G supplier: CKD, Skoda
Quick facts: Uda Walawe Reservoir is a 3,400ha reservoir in Uda Walawe national park which provides irrigation water and supplies this small hydroelectric plant.

Photograph courtesy of Ingea spol sro
Posted 25 Aug 2007

Upper Kotmale
Location: Central
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 2 X 75 MW Francis
Operation: 2012
T/G supplier: MNI, Melco, Skoda
EPC: J-Power, Maeda Nishimatsu Joint Venture, Vonlan Constructions
Quick facts: The first EIA for Upper Kotmale was published in Dec 1994 and preliminary approvlal was in Aug 1998, but it took five more years before planning moved to the implementation stage. This scheme is on the Kotmale River, a Mahaweli tributary, on the western slopes of the Nuwara Eliya mountains in south-central Sri Lanka. The design of this complex project was initially based on construction of two reservoirs, but resettlement requirements led to a proposal for a set of smaller reservoirs connected by tunnels and feeding an underground powerhouse. A potentially greater issue was the impact on three famous waterfalls in the area, a concern that led the Central Environmental Authority to twice refuse clearance for this project, although CEB had already secured a $300mn loan from the Japanese government. In early 2002, the government announced that the project was being reactivated and despite immediate opposition from environmentalists, years of power shortages were sufficient to move the project forward. Funding was provided by a Japanese grant of ¥ 37,817mn along with Rs 8,548mn provided by the Sri Lanka government. The project was inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 15 Jul 2012. Photograph is from Apr 2011.

Photograph by Rehman Abubakr (wikipedia)
Posted 25 Jul 2012

Victoria
Location: Central
Operator: Ceylon Electricity Board
Configuration: 3 X 70 MW Francis
Operation: 1984-1985
T/G supplier: Boving, GEC
EPC: Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners, Balfour Beatty, Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Costain
Quick facts: The Victoria complex includes a 122m arch dam, a 5.6km poewr tunel, and the powerhouse. Construction started in Aug 1978, and the project was ceremonially completed by then-President Jayewardene in Apr 1985. The scheme has the tallest dam and the largest hydropower plant in the country.

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power and Energy
Posted 29 Jul 2012

Way Ganga
Location: Sabaragamuwa
Operator: Vallibel Power Ltd
Configuration: 3 X 2.89 MW Francis
Operation: 2004
T/G supplier: Voith, Indar
EPC: Voith, VS Hydro
Quick facts: Way Ganga in Ratnapura district was developed by Didul Pvt Ltd, then majority owned by Vallibel Holdings. Financial close was in Oct 2002. The asset was sold in Mar 2008 and Vallibel realized Rs 185mn from the sale.

Weli Oya
Location: Uva
Operator: South Asia Energy Management Systems
Configuration: 2 X 2.5 MW Francis
Operation: 2004
T/G supplier: REProS, VS Hydro, AEM
EPC: REProS, VS Hydro
Quick facts: OPIC provided a $4.3mn loan for this project. The site is on the Weli River near Bogandana.

Photograph courtesy of REProS GmbH
Posted 18 Feb 2011