Gampalawelakada Mini Hydro Power Project was commissioned in 2004 & it is fed by Pothupitiya Ganga located in Ratnapura. The capacity of this power plant is 4.2 Mw.
Capacity
4.2 MW
Design Flow
2500 L/S
River Catchment
Pothupitiya Ganga
Effective Catchment Area
62kmĀ²
Head
87m
Channel Length
1200m
Penstock Length
360m
Commissioned
Oct 11, 2004
Turbine Type
Fransis
Badulla
1.0 MW
Ratnapura
3.0 MW
Kandy
2.4 MW
4.0 MW
2.5 MW
5.0 MW
1.5 MW
2.0 MW
Kegalle
1.3 MW
10.5 MW