Opportunities for Cooperation on Technical Aspects for Sri Lanka under

the Electricity & Petroleum sub Sector Development Policy – Sri Lanka

Prof. K.Kapila C. K. PereraDepartment of Mechanical Engineering

University of Moratuwa

Energy Demand - 2011

Primary Energy Supply

Petroleum

Electricity- Installed Capacity

Off Grid Estimates

Sri Lanka – The Emerging Wonder of AsiaMinistry of Finance and Planning - 2010

Future plans (Electrical and Petroleum Sub Sector's

Under

Opportunities under the Present Vision in the two Sub Sectors (Electricity & Petroleum)

Summery Electrical Energy Vision• Setting up of coal fired power plants and hydro power plants to promote low cost

electricity.• Hydro power projects: 35 MW at Broadlands, 120 MW at Uma Oya, 27 MW at

Moragolla and 49 MW at Gin Ganga. • Rehabilitation of the existing hydro power plants to stabilize their capacity of 1115

MW. • Setting up of pump storage hydro power plants to stand by as a supportive source

of electricity, to be utilized during peak hours.• A high voltage transmission line of 400 MW capacity between India and Sri Lanka

is to be erected for the purpose of exchanging electricity.• The high cost oil fired operation technology in thermal power plants to be

replaced with low cost LNG technology. • New LNG power plants.• A feasibility study examining the possibility of establishing the nuclear power

plants in the country will be carried out.