The Colombo South Waste Processing Facility (also referred to as the Karadiyana W2E Project or Karadiyana Power Station) is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station currently under construction at a 10-acre (40,000 m2) site in Karadiyana, Sri Lanka. Together with the KCHT Power Station, it is one of two projects that won the bid by the Urban Development Authority,[1] from a pool of 121 bidders. Construction of the facility began on 23 August 2017[2] with a completion slated for mid-2019. The estimated cost of the project is approximately US$91 million.[3][4]
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| Coordinates | 6°48′57″N 79°54′11″E / 6.8158°N 79.9031°E |
| Status | Under construction |
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| Website | fairwaywastemanagement |
The 10 megawatt power station will be operated by Fairway Waste Management (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of the Fairway Holdings. It will use 500 metric tons (1,100,000 lb) of waste, with the generated power sold to the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board at a rate of Rs. 37.10 per KWh generated. The residual bottom ash from the process will be used for road construction and other uses, while the unusable fly ash (amounting to 2%) will be disposed of at predesignated locations.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Two firms win contracts to convert waste to energy". Sunday Observer. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Karadiyana Waste to Energy Project Inaugurated With Fairway Waste Management". Lankabusinessnews.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Two waste-to-energy plants to get off the ground today". Daily FT. 10 August 2017. 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.
External links edit
- Official website
- "Sri Lanka approves 10 acres in Muthurajawela for solid waste energy". Lanka Business Online. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "Fairway selected to turn waste into energy!". Daily Mirror. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "Fairway partners with Sri Lanka's Waste Management Authority". Lanka Business Online. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.