Koolair Power Station

Koolair Power Station
Location of Koolair Power Station in Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Location Kankesanthurai
Coordinates 09°48′40″N 80°02′07″E / 9.81111°N 80.03528°E / 9.81111; 80.03528Coordinates: 09°48′40″N 80°02′07″E / 9.81111°N 80.03528°E / 9.81111; 80.03528
Status Decommissioned
Commission date 1996
Operator(s) Koolair Ventures Power (Pvt) Ltd
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Fuel oil
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 20 MW

The Koolair Power Station was a fuel oil-run thermal power station which was commissioned as part of the urgent plan by the Ceylon Electricity Board to overcome the 1990s power crisis. The plant equipment was imported in 1996 and initially commissioned in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. However, due to the protests and complaints against the high levels of noise of up to 100dB caused by the plant's operation in the residential area, the plant was transferred 400 km (250 mi) to its final location at Kankesanthurai in the Jaffna District, in mid-1998. It was the biggest power station in the Jaffna region, at that time.[1][2]

Despite having an original installed capacity of 20 MW, the power station had mostly operated in the 8-15 MW range due to conflict damage caused by artillery fire to the plant (and neighbouring Kankesanthurai Cement Factory) in mid-2000. The operators were unable to repair the damage due to the insurance company rejecting the claim, stating that it was due to war, and not due to terrorism for which it was originally insured for.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Power drama in Jaffna peninsula: Dispute over insurance claim affects electricity supplies". The Sunday Times. 3 February 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Jayawardana, Kishali Pinto (13 April 1997). "Landmark petition against noisy power plant: Kotte kids seek right to life". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

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