Nirmalapura Wind Farm

Nirmalapura Wind Farm
Location of Nirmalapura Wind Farm in Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Location Nirmalapura, Puttalam
Coordinates 07°57′53″N 79°44′07″E / 7.96472°N 79.73528°E / 7.96472; 79.73528Coordinates: 07°57′53″N 79°44′07″E / 7.96472°N 79.73528°E / 7.96472; 79.73528
Status Operational
Commission date October 2011
Owner(s) WindForce (Pvt) Ltd
Operator(s) Nirmalapura Wind Power
(Pvt) Ltd
Wind farm
Hub height 75 m (246 ft)
Rotor diameter 77 m (253 ft)
Power generation
Units operational 7 × 1.5 MW
Make and model RegenVensys 77
Nameplate capacity 10.5 MW

The Nirmalapura Wind Farm is a 10 MW wind farm consisting of seven wind turbines, located on the west coast of Nirmalapura, Puttalam, Sri Lanka. The plant is owned by Nirmalapura Wind Power (Private) Limited, and was commissioned in September 2011.[1][2]

Transportation of the wind turbines were carried out by Agility Logistics, while construction of the turbine foundations were completed by the International Construction Consortium at a cost of Rs.150 million.[3][4] The Ceylon Electricity Board pays the wind farm company a flat rate of Rs.19.43 per KWh over a 20-year period. The wind power company is a joint venture between Akbar Brothers, Debug Group, Hayleys, and Hirdaramani Group.[5][6]

Turbine locations
Turbine Coordinates
Turbine 1 07°57′53″N 79°44′07″E / 7.96472°N 79.73528°E / 7.96472; 79.73528 (NWF Turbine 1)
Turbine 2 07°57′42″N 79°44′12″E / 7.96167°N 79.73667°E / 7.96167; 79.73667 (NWF Turbine 2)
Turbine 3 07°57′28″N 79°44′18″E / 7.95778°N 79.73833°E / 7.95778; 79.73833 (NWF Turbine 3)
Turbine 4 07°57′15″N 79°44′23″E / 7.95417°N 79.73972°E / 7.95417; 79.73972 (NWF Turbine 4)
Turbine 5 07°56′50″N 79°44′32″E / 7.94722°N 79.74222°E / 7.94722; 79.74222 (NWF Turbine 5)
Turbine 6 07°56′38″N 79°44′34″E / 7.94389°N 79.74278°E / 7.94389; 79.74278 (NWF Turbine 6)
Turbine 7 07°56′23″N 79°44′39″E / 7.93972°N 79.74417°E / 7.93972; 79.74417 (NWF Turbine 7)

See also

References

  1. "Sri Lanka Hayleys wind power plant to start in Sept". LankaBusinessOnline.com. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013. External link in |newspaper= (help)
  2. "Akbar.lk: Wind power projects". Akbar.lk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. "Agility to provide logistics for wind power projects". The Island. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. "Construction of 7 Foundations for Wind Turbines". International Construction Consortium. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  5. "Project Information - Hayleys Nirmalapura Wind Farm". World Bank. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  6. "Nirmalapura Wind Power". WindForce (Private) Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2015.


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