Kotmale Dam

Kotmale Dam
Right bank of the dam, with spillways
Location of Kotmale Dam in Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Location Kotmale
Coordinates 07°03′39″N 80°35′50″E / 7.06083°N 80.59722°E / 7.06083; 80.59722Coordinates: 07°03′39″N 80°35′50″E / 7.06083°N 80.59722°E / 7.06083; 80.59722
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began February 1979 (1979-02)
Opening date August 1985 (1985-08)
Owner(s) Mahaweli Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment dam
Impounds Kotmale Oya
Height (foundation) 87 m (285 ft)
Length 600 m (1,969 ft)
Spillways 3
Reservoir
Creates Gamini Dissanayake Reservoir
Kotmale Power Station
Coordinates 07°07′41″N 80°34′42″E / 7.12806°N 80.57833°E / 7.12806; 80.57833
Operator(s) Ceylon Electricity Board
Turbines 3 × 67 MW
Installed capacity 201 MW

The Kotmale Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Kotmale, Sri Lanka. The dam generates power from three 67 MW turbines, totalling the installed capacity to 201 MW, making it the second largest hydroelectric power station in Sri Lanka. Construction on the dam began in August 1979 and was ceremonially completed in February 1985.[1] The dam forms the Kotmale Reservoir, which was renamed to Gamini Dissanayake Reservoir on 11 April 2003 following a request by Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kotmale Dam". Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Thenabadu, Sunil (18 October 2009). "A visionary politician who played the game as it should be played". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Thenabadu, Sunil (22 October 2015). "Superlative revelation of a supreme politician". Daily News. Retrieved 25 August 2018.


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