Vidatamunai Wind Farm
Sector: Wind • Location: Sri Lanka
Source: World Bank Group
Akbar Brothers, Hirdaramani Group and Debug Group developed the Vidatamunai Wind Farm, Mullipuram area. Its sister wind farm was Seguwantivu Wind Farm, developed under a separate project company. The project was expected to generate 26 GWh annually.
The turbines were supplied by Gamesa, from Spain. 25 turbines of the type AE59 in total for the two wind farms. Construction started in August 2009.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Wind, Raw Materials, Telecommunications, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Commercial
- Location
- Sri Lanka
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | Akbar Brothers, Hirdaramani Group and Debug Group developed the Vidatamunai Wind Farm, Mullipuram area. Its sister wind farm was Seguwantivu Wind Farm, developed under a separate project company. The project was expected to generate 26 GWh annually. The turbines were supplied by Gamesa, from Spain. 25 turbines of the type AE59 in total for the two wind farms. Construction started in August 2009. The project became operational in July 2010. Generation license was obtained by October 2008. The output is transmitted to the grid via a 14.7km long transmission cable of 33kV, to the Puttalam substation at Kalladi. The license expires in September 2029. Total cost was $55 million for both Seguwantivu Wind Farm and Vidatamunai Wind Farm. Implying a cost of $27.5 million each. The coordinates of the project was: 08°03'18?N 79°48'23?E http://www.windpower.lk/project2.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seguwantivu_and_Vidatamunai_Wind_Farms http://www.akbar.lk/power/wind_power.php |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Wind, Raw Materials, Telecommunications, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Commercial |
Article published date | 2024-09-30 |
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