Sojitz Kelanitissa Power Station

For the government-owned facility located within the same premises, see Kelanitissa Power Station.
Sojitz Kelanitissa Power Station
Chimneys of the power station as seen from the southern-end of the Kelani Bridge, in August 2010.
Map
Country
Location
Coordinates6°57′06″N 79°52′31″E / 6.9517°N 79.8753°E / 6.9517; 79.8753
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • 15 July 2000
Commission date
  • 10 October 2003
Construction cost
  • $104 million (2000)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Turbine technology
Power generation
Units operational1 × 57 MW
1 × 115 MW
Make and modelBHEL (1)
GE Power 9E.03 (1)
Nameplate capacity
  • 163 MW
External links
Websitewww.skpl.lk
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The Sojitz Kelanitissa Power Station (also known as Sojitz Power Station, and AES Kelanitissa Power Station), is privately owned 172 MW diesel-fired combined cycle power station located in Kelanitissa, in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is owned by Sojitz Kelanitissa Private Limited, a subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation.[1][2] The power station is located adjacent to the Kelanitissa Power Station, which is a separate government-owned power station.

The power station consists of two generation units, a GEPG9171E gas turbine with a nameplate capacity of 115 MW, and a 57 MW steam turbine manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. Construction works were done by Larsen & Toubro.[3] Like all power stations in Sri Lanka, power generated by the power station are sold to the Ceylon Electricity Board under a 20-year take-or-pay power purchase agreement. The low-sulfur diesel is supplied through an existing pipeline by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, with 20,000 tons, or the equivalent of 28-days of full capacity operations, stored in case of any fuel shortage. The plant is currently running on a 20-year contract, which ends on October 10, 2023.[1] CEB acquired the power station on 28 March 2023.

  1. ^ a b Extended Annual Review Report (PDF) (Report). Asian Development Bank. December 2011. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 11 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Sojitz Kelanitissa (Private) Limited - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review" (PDF). Market Publishers. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Sojitz Completes Financing Agreements For 163 Mw Kelanitissa Power Plant In Sri Lanka" (Press release). Sojitz Corporation. 19 June 2001. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.