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Aitken Spence Power Station

Coordinates: 7°00′57″N 79°52′15″E / 7.01583°N 79.87083°E / 7.01583; 79.87083
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Aitken Spence Power Station
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Coordinates7°00′57″N 79°52′15″E / 7.01583°N 79.87083°E / 7.01583; 79.87083
StatusUnder construction
Construction began
  • 10 August 2017
Construction cost
  • 9,000 million Rs (2018)
Owner
Operator
  • Western Power Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Feed-in tariff
PUCSL licenseEL/GS/13-03
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 2020. 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

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  1. ^ a b "Western Power Company Limited". Earthwatts.com. Earthwatts Lanka Private Limited. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
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