The Wevelwatta-I (also known as Bambarabotuwa III) Mini Hydro Power Project was commissioned in 2012 and is fed by the “Bambarabotuwa Oya” in Ratnapura. The capacity of this plant is 4.0 MW.
Capacity
4.0 MW
Design Flow
3000L/S
River Catchment
Bambarabotuwa Oya
Effective Catchment Area
10.9kmĀ²
Head
204.8m
Channel Length
990m
Penstock Length
954m
Commissioned
Jul 19, 2012
Turbine Type
Pelton
Badulla
1.0 MW
Ratnapura
3.0 MW
Kandy
2.4 MW
2.5 MW
5.0 MW
1.5 MW
2.0 MW
4.2 MW
Kegalle
1.3 MW
10.5 MW