The Aitken Spence Power Station (formerly referred to as the Meethotamulla Power Station) is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station currently under construction at Muthurajawela, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. The power station will operate approximately 7500 hours a year, utilizing the 700 metric tons (1,500,000 lb) of fresh waste from the Colombo Municipal Council area, daily.[1][2] The power station in being built together with the KCHT Power Station.
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| Coordinates | 7°00′57″N 79°52′15″E / 7.01583°N 79.87083°E |
| Status | Under construction |
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| PUCSL license | EL/GS/13-03 |
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The facility will generate 11.5 megawatt (MW) of power, of which 9.7 MW will be sold to the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board,[1] at a rate of Rs. 37.10 per KWh generated.[2] Construction of the US$98 million power station began on 10 August 2017, and is expected to complete by 2020. It will be operated by Western Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence.[2] The power station's PUCSL energy license is EL/GS/13-03.[3]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Western Power Company Limited". Earthwatts.com. Earthwatts Lanka Private Limited. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Two waste-to-energy plants to get off the ground today". Daily FT. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Current Licensees - PUCSL" (PDF). Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka. 14 July 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links edit
- "Sri Lanka approves 10 acres in Muthurajawela for solid waste energy". Lanka Business Online. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "Sri Lanka to kick off solid waste plants with USD193 mln investment". Lanka Business Online. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.