Mannar Island Wind Farm

Mannar Island Wind Farm
Location of Mannar Island Wind Farm in Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Location Mannar Island
Coordinates 09°03′01″N 79°47′13″E / 9.05028°N 79.78694°E / 9.05028; 79.78694Coordinates: 09°03′01″N 79°47′13″E / 9.05028°N 79.78694°E / 9.05028; 79.78694
Status Proposed
Construction began April 2016
Commission date June 2018
Construction cost Rs. 17 billion
Owner(s) CEB
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 100 MW

The Mannar Island Wind Farm (also sometimes shortened as Mannar Wind Farm) is a proposed 100-megawatt wind farm to be build on the southern coast of the Mannar Island, in Sri Lanka. The project would cost approximately Rs. 17 billion (US$120 million), 70% of which will be borne by the Samurdhi Bank, while the remaining 30% will be borne by the developers, the Ceylon Electricity Board. Identification of land plots and ownership has already begun.[1]

The wind farm is expected to commence operations in mid-2018, under the request of Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. Tenders for the construction will be called in April 2016.[1] The wind farm is part of a larger 300-megawatt mixed-ownership wind power development plan on the Mannar Island.[2]

Aerial view of Mannar Island from 2012, looking west.

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