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Thambapavani Wind Farm

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Mannar Island Wind Farm
Aerial view of Mannar Island from 2012, looking west
Location within Northern Province
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Mannar Island
Coordinates	09°03′01″N 79°47′13″E / 9.05028°N 79.78694°E / 9.05028; 79.78694
Status	Under Construction
Construction began	March 2014
Commission date	8 December 2020
Construction cost	US$ 200 million
Owner(s)	CEB
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Power generation


Make and model	Vestas
Nameplate capacity	103.5 MW
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The Thambapavani Wind Farm named after Thambapanni and Pavan meaning wing in Sinhalese. Also called Mannar Island Wind FarmorMannar Wind Farm) is a 100-megawatt wind farm which was built on the southern coast of the Mannar Island, in Sri Lanka. The project would cost approximately US$200 million, 78% of which will be borne by the Asian Development Bank,^[1] while the remaining 22% will be borne by the developers, the Ceylon Electricity Board. Identification of land plots and ownership has already begun.^[2] It is currently regarded as the largest wind farm in Sri Lanka and it is also the first wind power plant to be owned by the Ceylon Electricity Board.^[3]^[4]

Sri Lanka largest wind farm and first wind farm own by state-owned company Ceylon Electricity Board.^[5] Mannar wind power project awarded to Denmark bases Wind turbine manufacture company Vestas Asian Pacific, a global leader in installing wind power plants.^[6]

The wind farm project commenced in March 2014 and it was expected to commence operations in end-2018, under the request of Gobba Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. Tenders for the construction will be called in April 2016.^[2] The wind farm is part of a larger 300-megawatt mixed-ownership wind power development plan on the Mannar Island.^[7]

It was officially opened by the then Sri Lankan Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on 8 December 2020.^[4]^[8]^[9]

References[edit]

^ adbheadhoncho (2017-10-24). "Wind Power Generation Project". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

^ ^a ^b "17 Billion Rupees for a 100MW wind power plant project from Samurdhi Bank". Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

^ "Sri Lanka's Largest wind power plant declared open". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

^ ^a ^b LADDUWAHETTY, RAVI. "First CEB owned and Lanka's largest wind farm opens in Mannar today". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

^ "Sri Lanka's largest Wind Power Farm 'Thambapavani' added to the National Grid". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-11.

^ "Largest wind power plant Thambapavani declared open | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2020-12-11.

^ Nizam, Ifham (5 May 2015). "Mannar's wind power potential to be tapped in one go". The Island. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

^ Weerasooriya, Sahan. "Wind power in Mannar,now a reality". Retrieved 2020-12-08.

^ "Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka's largest wind power plant 'Thambapavani' declared open". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08. None of the actual people who lead these projects were ever given the recognition they deserve and instead the politicians have tried to plaster their names over the project.