It is a hydroelectric plants which was recently connected to the grid,it is in Talawakele, within the Nuwara Eliya District, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.The project was initially planned in 1968.The environmental impact assessment report was completed in September 1994, with the final design report completed in March 1995.
There has been key issues associated with this project, which includes impact on St. Clair's Falls aesthetics due to stream flow reductions, impact for the people, possible effects on ground water due to tunnelling, impacts on downstream water uses due to de-watering of streams, and impacts on biodiversity. These impacts led large delays in project development. I got the chance to participate in a field visit organised by the IET Sri Lanka Network.
Plant Details:
Owner(s) Ceylon Electricity Board
Installed capacity 150 MW
Annual generation 409 GWh
Type Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head 473 m (1,552 ft)
Type of dam Gravity dam
Impounds Kotmale River
Construction began 2003
Opening date 2012
Location Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya
Coordinates 06°56′44″N 80°39′25″E
Turbines 2 × 75 MW Francis-type
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