Uthuru Janani Power Station

Uthuru Janani Power Station
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Chunnakam
Coordinates	9°44′27″N 80°02′00″E / 9.7408°N 80.0333°E / 9.7408; 80.0333
Status	Operational
Construction began	April 2012
Commission date	1 January 2013
Construction cost	3,500 million Rs (2013)
Operator	CEB
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Fuel oil
Feed-in tariff	17.86 Sri Lankan rupee (per kilowatt-hour)
Power generation
Units operational	3 × 8 MW
Make and model	Unknown (3)
Nameplate capacity	24 MW
Annual net output	176 GWh
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The Uthuru Janani Power Station (also sometimes called the New Chunnakam Power Station, as it is the replacement of the former Chunnakam Power Station) is a 24-megawatt thermal power station commissioned on 1 January 2013, in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. The power station consists of three diesel-run generating units with a capacity of 8 MW each, producing 176 GWh annually. Built and operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board for Rs. 3.5 billion, the power station costs Rs. 17.86 to generate one unit (1 KWh) of electricity.^[1][2]

The plant is built approximately 300 m (980 ft) north-west of the 36 MW privately owned Northern Power Station, and was ceremonially opened by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The facility also consists of in-house refinery, fuel storage, and waste disposal system.^[3]

• Northern Power Station
• List of power stations in Sri Lanka

• "Uthuru Janani power plant opens today". Ceylon Today. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
• Bandara, Athapattu (13 February 2013). "Uthuru Janani powers Jaffna". Daily News. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
• "New power plant in Sri Lanka's north connects Jaffna to national grid from next month". ColomboPage.com. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
• Kumarasinghe, Uditha (1 September 2013). "North connected to the National Grid after two decades: Chunnakam sub station to be opened on Sept 15". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 8 November 2015.