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Sapugaskanda Power Station

Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

The 2217th largest power station in the world

160 MW · Capacity

The Sapugaskanda is a 160 megawatt power station located in Sapugaskanda, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The power station consists of twelve generating units, supplied by MAN, and Siemens. Four of the units are rated at 20 MW, while the remaining eight are rated at 10 MW. The power station is operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board. Units 1-2 were commissioned in May 1984, unit 3 in September 1984, unit 4 in October 1984. These four 20 MW units make up the Sapugaskanda-A division. Units 5-8 were commissioned in September 1997, and units 8–12 in October 1999, which together make up the Sapugaskanda-B division. All units run on diesel.

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