Aitken Spence Power Station

Aitken Spence Power Station
Country Sri Lanka
Location Muthurajawela
Status Under construction
Construction began December 2016
Commission date 2019
Construction cost US$98 million
Owner(s) Aitken Spence
Operator(s) Western Power Company Ltd
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 11.5 MW
Annual net output 86.25 GWh

The Aitken Spence Power Station (formerly referred to as the Meethotamulla Power Station) is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station currently under construction at Muthurajawela, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. The power station will operate approximately 7500 hours a year, utilizing the 700 metric tons (1,500,000 lb) of fresh waste from the Colombo Municipal Council area, daily.[1][2] The power station in being built together with the KCHT Power Station.

The facility will generate 11.5 megawatt (MW) of power, of which 9.7 MW will be sold to the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board,[1] at a rate of Rs. 37.10 per KWh generated.[2] Construction of the US$98 million power station began on 10 August 2017, and is expected to complete by mid-2019. It will be operated by Western Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence.[2] The power station's PUCSL energy license is EL/GS/13-03.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Western Power Company Limited". Earthwatts.com. Earthwatts Lanka Private Limited. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Two waste-to-energy plants to get off the ground today". Daily FT. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Current Licensees - PUCSL" (PDF). Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka. 14 July 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  • "Sri Lanka approves 10 acres in Muthurajawela for solid waste energy". Lanka Business Online. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  • "Sri Lanka to kick off solid waste plants with USD193 mln investment". Lanka Business Online. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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