List of power stations in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ''s electricity demand is currently met by nine thermal power stations, fifteen large hydroelectric power stations, and fifteen wind farms, with a smaller share from small hydro
Sri Lanka 's electricity demand is currently met by nine thermal power stations, fifteen large hydroelectric power stations, and fifteen wind farms, with a smaller share from small hydro facilities and other renewables such as solar.
Hydroelectricity was popularized as early as the 1920s by Devapura Jayasena Wimalasurendra, who is considered as the "father of hydropower" in Sri Lanka. It lost its majority share on the power grid when further thermal power stations were introduced in 2010.
"Wind powered electricity generation projects halted". The Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 November 2015. ^ "Windforce: Power Projects". Windforce (Pvt) Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
It lost its majority share on the power grid when further thermal power stations were introduced in 2010. The hydropower resource in Sri Lanka is divided into two main regions based on water resource, namely the Mahaweli Complex and Laxapana Complex.
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