Aggreko Power Station

This article is about the former power station in Chunnakam operated by the Aggreko. For the power station in Chunnakam operated by the Northern Power Company, see Northern Power Station (Sri Lanka). For the former power station in Chunnakam operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board, see Chunnakam Power Station. For new Chunnakam power station operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board, see Uthuru Janani Power Station.
Aggreko Power Station
Location of Aggreko Power Station in Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Location Jaffna
Coordinates 09°44′25″N 80°02′06″E / 9.74028°N 80.03500°E / 9.74028; 80.03500Coordinates: 09°44′25″N 80°02′06″E / 9.74028°N 80.03500°E / 9.74028; 80.03500
Status Decommissioned
Commission date 1 October 2003
Decommission date 31 December 2012
Operator(s) Aggreko
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Fuel oil
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 20 MW

The Aggreko Power Station was a temporary 20-megawatt fuel oil-fired power station which was commissioned in October 2003 after Aggreko, the world's largest temporary power generation company, won an open bid offered by the Ceylon Electricity Board to overcome the Sri Lanka energy crisis faced in the 1990s to early 2000s. It was later decommissioned on 31 December 2012. Prior to decommissioning, Aggreko sold electricity to the Ceylon Electricity Board at a rate of Rs. 26 per KWh.[1][2]

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References

  1. R. Satyapalan, Franklin (18 January 2013). "Uninterrupted power supply to Jaffna soon: Emergency power supplier Aggreko's contract terminated". The Island. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. Sirimane, Shirajiv (22 July 2003). "Aggreko invests $50m on Jaffna power plant". Daily News. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

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