AES Kelanitissa Power Project
Sector: Commercial • Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Source: World Bank Group
AES Corp. was awarded the contract to build, own, operate and transfer the 163-MW diesel fired combined cycle power plant. Sponsors of the project are AES Corp (75%) and Hayleys Group of Sri Lanka (25%). The facility will be transferred to the government at the end of the 20-year contract (the Ceylon Electricity Board will purchase power from the facility under a 20-year power purchase agreement)
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Commercial, Wind, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT)
- Location
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | AES Corp. was awarded the contract to build, own, operate and transfer the 163-MW diesel fired combined cycle power plant. Sponsors of the project are AES Corp (75%) and Hayleys Group of Sri Lanka (25%). The facility will be transferred to the government at the end of the 20-year contract (the Ceylon Electricity Board will purchase power from the facility under a 20-year power purchase agreement). Full commercial operation was expected by 2002/2003. The project consists of three turbines. Turbine 1 is a GEPG9171E gas turbine (115MW). Turbine 2 is a 55 MW steam turbine (from Bharat Heavy Electricals). Turbine 3 is a LTC heat recovery steam turbine (Larsen & Toubro-designed and Doosan Babcock manufactured). The construction was done by Larsen & Toubro. Due to a fire, the project was shut down between 2004 and 2005. The project has a total cost of US$ 104 million, of which US$26 million will be financed with the sponsor equity. In Dec. 2000, the ADB approved a financing package to AES Kelantissa totaling US$78 million (US$26 million direct loan and US$52 million syndication with government guarantee). Financial closure was obtained in June 2001. The coordinates of the project were: 06°57'08?N 79°52'44?E http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelanitissa_Power_Station |
Original sector | Energy |
Budget |
Location
Country | Sri Lanka |
State | Colombo |
Source
Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial, Wind, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT) |
Article published date | 2024-05-21 |
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