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Largest hydropower plants in Sri Lanka

25 hydro records for Sri Lanka carry a capacity figure: 1.6 GW in total, 1.6 GW of it operating across 24 records. Operating and announced are ranked separately. Every row links to its record and its public source; the country as a whole is on the Sri Lanka market page.

Largest operating hydropower plants in Sri Lanka

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Sri Lanka Victoria hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board210 MWOperational
2Kotmale hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board201 MWOperational
3Upper Kotmale hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board150 MWOperational
4Randenigala hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board122 MWOperational
5Samanalawewa hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board120 MWOperational
6Uma Oya hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board120 MWOperational
7New Laxapana hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board100 MWOperational
8Polpitiya hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board75 MWOperational
9Kukule Ganga hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board70 MWOperational
10Canyon hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board60 MWOperational
11Rantembe hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board52 MWOperational
12Old Laxapana hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board50 MWOperational
13Wimalasurendra hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board50 MWOperational
14Bowatenna hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board40 MWOperational
15Ukuwela hydroelectric plantcheckedCeylon Electricity Board40 MWOperational
16Broadlands hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board35 MWOperational
17MoragahakandaCeylon Electricity Board25 MWOperational
18InginiyagalaCeylon Electricity Board11 MWOperational
19Escas Ankanda Mini Hydro-Power Plant6.5 MWOperational
20Udawalawa Hydro Power StationCeylon Electricity Board6 MWOperational
21Kurundu Oya Hydro Power PlantCastle Power5 MWOperational
22Manelwala MHP4.5 MWOperational
23Padiyapalalla MHPPanasian Power3.5 MWOperational
24Escas Owala Mini Hydro-Power PlantEscas Owala Mini Hydro-Power Plant2.8 MWOperational

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Under construction or announced

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Moragolla hydroelectric plantCeylon Electricity Board31 MWConstruction

The Sri Lanka hydro records as a file

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Questions about hydro in Sri Lanka

What is the largest hydropower plant in Sri Lanka?+

The largest operating hydropower plant on record in Sri Lanka is Sri Lanka Victoria hydroelectric plant at 210 MW, developed by Ceylon Electricity Board. Ranked by the capacity figure in the public source named on the record, whole project rather than any partner's share.

What is the largest hydropower plant planned in Sri Lanka?+

Moragolla hydroelectric plant at 31 MW, under construction. Of the 1.6 GW of hydro on record for Sri Lanka, 1.6 GW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many hydropower plants does Sri Lanka have?+

Solandor holds 25 hydro records for Sri Lanka with a stated capacity, 24 of them operating. That is the public record from the datasets named on each row, not a census: small plants below tracker thresholds are missing from the sources and so from here.

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