HPI Kabaragala SHPP
Sector: Wind • Location: Sri Lanka
Source: World Bank Group
Hydro Power International (HPI) developed the 2.25MW Kabaragala small hydropower plant, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The project company was Natural Power Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between HPI and Naturab Group (also known as: Naturub Group). The turbine was a Pelton Wheel. The project feeds from the Medapitiya Oya River.
The project signed a Standard PPA with the utility in March 2000, to
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Wind, Hydro, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial, Government
- Location
- Sri Lanka
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | Hydro Power International (HPI) developed the 2.25MW Kabaragala small hydropower plant, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The project company was Natural Power Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between HPI and Naturab Group (also known as: Naturub Group). The turbine was a Pelton Wheel. The project feeds from the Medapitiya Oya River. The project signed a Standard PPA with the utility in March 2000, to generate 1.5MW for delivery to the national grid. The project was commissioned in May 2001. Construction started in December 1999. The turbine was supplied by Shanghai Marine (China), the generator by Stamford (UK), the transformer by Lanka Transformer (Sri Lanka), the substation by ABB (India), the control system by KIK. Total project cost was ESTIMATED at US$2.3 based on a conservative US$1 million/MW. Financial closure date was ESTIMATED at May 2001, date of commissioning. http://www.hydropowerinternational.com/kabaragala-completed.html |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Wind, Hydro, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial, Government |
Article published date | 2024-06-07 |
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