Vidullanka Sheen & Ganthuna & Ethamala Ella SHPPs

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Vidullanka developed the 1.2MW Ganthuna and 0.56MW Sheen small hydropower plants, in Ganthuna-Aranayake, Kegale District (Ganthuna) and Nuwera Eliya (Sheen). The third plant was the 2.0MW Ethamalla small hydropower plant, Matara District in the Southern Province. Sheen consisted of 1 Penton turbine of 500kW, and 1 penton of 60kW. The project generated 2.2Gwh annually, at 46% plant load factor. The project was commissioned in October 2008. The turn-key EPC contractor was Elpitiya, a member of the Aitken Spence Group. Ganthuna consisted of 2 Pelton turbines of 600kW each. The project generated 4GWh annually, at 38% load factor. The project was commissioned in March 2010 and fed from the Gurugodaoya River. The project held a 20 year PPA with Ceylon Electricity Board. Ethamalla consisted of 3 Francis turbines, two of 800kW and 1 of 400kWh. The project generated 1.2GWh annually. Financial closure date was unknown, but estimated here at March 2010 (commissioning Ganthuna). Total cost was unknown, but conservatively ESTIMATED at US$1.7 million (@US$1.0 million/MW). Sheen and Ganthuna applied for UNFCCC CDM financing. The coordinates were: Gantuna Udagama: 80o 25’ 13” 7o 07’ 55.8” Ethamala Ella: 80o 29’ 46” 6o 13’ 37” Sheen: 80o 41’ 12” 7o 00’ 18” http://www.vidullanka.com/sheen.shtml http://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/D/Q/J/DQJYP01AV8WKTRLSU6ZHO354ENGBFM/Vidullanka%20PDD.pdf?t=SkN8bWV4dmU1fDBsRcZdcO5q7HhLGe2hqTt9 http://www.vidullanka.com/ganthuna.shtml