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Power Plants in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has 30 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 76th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 16 operating and 14 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 3.4 GW across 16 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Lakvijaya Power Plant (900 MW).

The largest owner-operators are Ceylon Electricity Board (13), Infinitum Energy Pte Ltd (2) and Lakdhanavi Ltd (2) — Ceylon Electricity Board alone is named on 43% of them. Half of Sri Lanka's power plants in service predate 2005 (median commissioning year of the 16 with a known date), 5 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is New Laxapana hydroelectric plant, dating from 1974. 14 are in the pipeline, led by Poonakary Lake solar farm (700 MW), proposed. They account for 68% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Sri Lanka.

30
Power Plant in Sri Lanka
#76
of 155 countries
3.4 GW
Operating capacity
14
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

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Largest power plants in Sri Lanka

Who owns Sri Lanka's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2005 · oldest New Laxapana hydroelectric plant (1974) · newest Kerawalapitiya LNG power station (2025) · 16 of 30 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Sri Lanka?
OverWatts maps 30 power plants in Sri Lanka — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 76th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Sri Lanka?
Lakvijaya Power Plant, at 900 MW.
How much power-generation capacity do Sri Lanka's power plants have?
About 3.4 GW operating across 16 plants, with a further 2.9 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Sri Lanka?
Ceylon Electricity Board is named as owner or operator on the most — 13 of 30 (43%). Next are Infinitum Energy Pte Ltd (2), Lakdhanavi Ltd (2) and Ace Power Embilipitiya Pvt Ltd (1).
How old are Sri Lanka's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2005, across the 16 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is New Laxapana hydroelectric plant (1974); 5 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Sri Lanka?
14 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Poonakary Lake solar farm (700 MW), Sri Lanka nuclear power plant (300 MW) and Hambantota solar farm (250 MW).

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