POWER VII (MAHAWELI

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The project will help meet the country's increasing demand for electricity and is designed to deliver efficiently, reliably, and at a minimum cost, the output from the hydroelectric power stations in the Mahaweli basin to the principal load centers in the Colombo area. It also builds on the institutional capabilities developed under the earlier projects and provides for better coordination within the power sector. Components of the project are: 126 km of 220 kV double circuit and 38 km of 132 kV single circuit transmission lines; (b) one new 220/132 kV substation, extensions to 3 existing 132 kV substations, one new 132 kV switching station and extensions to an existing 66 kV substation; (c) replacement of circuit breakers with new ones of higher rupturing capacity; (d) vehicles, tools and buildings; (e) equipment for power factor correction, power line carrier, and for loss reduction cell; and (f) engineering consulting services, technical assistance and training.