The Hambantota Wind Farm was a wind farm in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, owned and operated by the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board. The wind farm, which was located along south-eastern coast of Hambantota was the country's first state owned wind farm, and consisted of five NEG Micon M1500-600 wind turbines of 600 KW each. With a total installed capacity of 3 MW, the wind farm generated up to approximately 4,500 MWh of power a year.[1][2]
| Hambantota Wind Farm | |
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| Coordinates | 6°08′46″N 81°06′47″E / 6.1461°N 81.1131°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
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| Units operational | 5 × 0.6 MW |
| Make and model | Micon M1500-600 (5) |
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The wind farm cost approximately Rs. 280 million (1999 rates) to build, of which 34% were local funds and 66% were foreign funds.[1][2] Foreign funds were raised by the Global Environmental Facility and the World Bank. Studies on the project dated as early as 1988, more than a decade before it was commissioned in 1999. The wind farm was decommissioned and dismantled in late 2018.[3][4]
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| Turbine manufacturer | NEG Micon |
| Model | M1500-600 |
| Nameplate capacity | 600 KW |
| Cut-in wind speed | 3.5 m/s (11 ft/s) |
| Rated wind speed | 15.5 m/s (51 ft/s) |
| Cut-out wind speed | 25 m/s (82 ft/s) |
| Survival wind speed | 69 m/s (226 ft/s) |
| Hub height | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Rotor swept-area | 1,452 m2 (15,629 sq ft) |
| Rotor RPM | 18 to 27 |
| Weight of rotor | 13,000 kg (29,000 lb) |
| Weight of nacelle | 19,000 kg (42,000 lb) |
| Tower type | Tubular steel (seven sections) |
| Weight of tower | 40,000 kg (88,000 lb) |
| Diameter of tower foundation | 11 m (36 ft) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Hambantota Wind Farm Archived 2011-03-25 at archive.today Ceylon Electricity Board
- ^ a b Hambantota Wind Farm Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine CEB Pre-Electrification Unit
- ^ Pothmulla, Lahiru (24 October 2018). "Hambantota Wind Farm to be removed". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Waidyasekera, Raja (29 October 2018). "Removal of Hambantota wind power plant imminent". Daily News. Retrieved 30 April 2019.