Status Operational Units operational 3 × 8 MW Construction cost 3.5 billion INR Primary fuel Diesel fuel | Commission date 12 February 2013 Address Chunnakam, Sri Lanka Construction began April 2012 | |
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Similar Chunnakam Power Station, Sapugaskanda Power Station, Hambantota Solar Power St, Bowatenna Dam, Maskeliya Dam | ||
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The Uthuru Janani Power Station (also sometimes called the New Chunnakam Power Station, as it is the successor of the former Chunnakam Power Station) is a 24-megawatt thermal power station commissioned on 1 January 2013, in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. The power station consists of three diesel-run generating units with a capacity of 8 MW each, producing 176 GWh annually. Built and operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board for Rs. 3.5 billion, the power station costs Rs. 17.86 to generate one unit (1 KWh) of electricity.
The plant is built approximately 300 m (980 ft) north-west of the 36 MW privately owned Northern Power Station, and was ceremonially opened by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The facility also consists of in-house refinery, fuel storage, and waste disposal system.