Maduru Oya Dam

Maduru Oya Dam
Downstream view of the Maduru Oya Dam
Country Sri Lanka
Location Eastern Province
Coordinates 07°38′53″N 81°12′50″E / 7.64806°N 81.21389°E / 7.64806; 81.21389Coordinates: 07°38′53″N 81°12′50″E / 7.64806°N 81.21389°E / 7.64806; 81.21389
Purpose Irrigation
Status Operational
Owner(s) Mahaweli Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment dam
Impounds Maduru Oya
Height (foundation) 41 m (135 ft)
Length 1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Maduru Oya Reservoir
Total capacity 596,000,000 cubic metres (2.10×1010 cu ft)
Catchment area 453 km2 (175 sq mi)

The Maduru Oya Dam is an irrigation dam built across the Maduru Oya. The embankment dam measures 1,090 m (3,580 ft) in length, 41 m (135 ft) in height, and creates the Maduru Oya Reservoir. The reservoir has a catchment area of 453 km2 (175 sq mi) and a storage capacity of 596,000,000 cubic metres (2.10×1010 cu ft)[1]

Floating solar power station

In early 2017, the President Maithripala Sirisena and the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Ranjith Siyambalapitiya proposed a 100 megawatt floating solar photovoltaic power station to be built over 500 acres (2.0 km2), or 2% of the Maduru Oya Reservoir.[2][3]

Following the subsequent cabinet approval, the Ministry of Science and Technology has allocated Rs. 80 million (about US$ 522,000) for obtaining of required equipment and materials for a prototype training project.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maduru Oya Reservoir". Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Sri Lanka govt to call bids for 100MW floating solar power plant". Lanka Business Online. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "100MW floating solar power plant on Maduru Oya". Daily FT. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  • Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report (PDF). Ministry of Mahaweli Development. 20 August 1980. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  • Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report (PDF). USAID. 20 August 1980. Retrieved 1 July 2017.


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