Colombo Port Power Station

Colombo Port Power Station
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Port of Colombo
Coordinates	6°57′N 79°52′E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1998
Commission date	1 June 2000
Owners	Colombo Power CEB
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Fuel oil
Feed-in tariff	6 penny (per kilowatt-hour)
Power generation
Units operational	4 × 15 MW
Make and model	MAN Diesel SE 12K50MC-S (4)
Nameplate capacity	60 MW
Annual net output	494 GWh

The Colombo Port Power Station (also sometimes referred to as the Colombo Port Power Barge) is a 60-megawatt powership, permanently moored at the Colombo Harbour, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. After the plant's 15-year license expired in 2015,^[1] the Ceylon Electricity Board purchased the powership in a controversial deal. It was previously owned by Colombo Power Private Limited, a 50-50 joint venture by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Kawasho Corporation.^[2]

The powership consists of four 15 MW units, totalling the plant capacity to 60 MW. Although the plant is estimated to generate 420 GWh per annum, the actual average generation is 494 GWh, 74 GWh above initial estimates. The barge was built by Sasebo Heavy Industries, with funding from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.^[3][4]

See also

• List of power stations in Sri Lanka

References

1. "60 MW Colombo Power Barge". BWSC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
2. Nizam, Ifham (21 February 2016). "CEB In The Spotlight Over Power Plant Purchase". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
3. "O&M of a 60 MW barge-mounted diesel power plant". BWSC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
4. "Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Sri Lanka". Industcards.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

External links

• "Colombo Port Oil Power Station". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
• Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding
• MAN engines