Uthuru Janani Power Station

This article is about the new power station in Chunnakam operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board. For the old Chunnakam power station, see Chunnakam Power Station. For the power station in Chunnakam operated by the Northern Power Company, see Northern Power Station (Sri Lanka). For the former power station in Chunnakam operated by the Aggreko, see Aggreko Power Station.
Uthuru Janani Power Station
Map
Country
Location
Coordinates9°44′27″N 80°02′00″E / 9.7408°N 80.0333°E / 9.7408; 80.0333
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • April 2012
Commission date
  • 1 January 2013
Construction cost
  • 3,500 million Rs (2013)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Feed-in tariff
Power generation
Units operational3 × 8 MW
Make and modelUnknown (3)
Nameplate capacity
  • 24 MW
Annual net output
  • 176 GWh
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The Uthuru Janani Power Station (also sometimes called the New Chunnakam Power Station, as it is the replacement of the former Chunnakam Power Station) is a 24-megawatt thermal power station commissioned on 1 January 2013, in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. The power station consists of three diesel-run generating units with a capacity of 8 MW each, producing 176 GWh annually. Built and operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board for Rs. 3.5 billion, the power station costs Rs. 17.86 to generate one unit (1 KWh) of electricity.[1][2]

The plant is built approximately 300 m (980 ft) north-west of the 36 MW privately owned Northern Power Station, and was ceremonially opened by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The facility also consists of in-house refinery, fuel storage, and waste disposal system.[3]

  1. ^ "Chunnakam Power Plant supplying power to Jaffna now operative". ITN. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Uthuru Janani Diesel Power Plant". Ministry of Power and Energy. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Uthuru Janani power plant in Jaffna inaugurated by president". Ministry of Power and Energy. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.