- Specification:
- Capacity: 120 MW (2 Units of 60 MW), 145mcm/ year trans basin water conveyance
- Type of power house: Underground
- Average annual power generation: 290 GWh
- Main equipment:
- Turbine: Vertical Pelton, 600 rpm
- Generator: Synchronous type, 10.5 KV
- Inlet valve: Spherical, 1.1 m inner outlet diameter
- Governor: Hydraulic with digital PID controller
- Transformer: Three phase step up transformers, 76 MVA
- Switchyard: 132 KV
- Transmission line: 22.7 km
- Civil works:
- Dam type: RCC
- Height of dams: 38 m and 42.5 m
- Reservoirs link tunnel length: 3750 m
- Headrace (power) tunnel length: 15.54 Km
- Vertical pressure shaft (with steel lining) height: 595 m
- Power house dimensions: 70 m × 18 m × 36 m
- Tailrace tunnel length: 3650 m
Project Info
- Client: Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment of Sri Lanka
- Main Contractor: Farab
- Location: Bandarawela, Sri Lanka
- Scheme: EPC
- Scope: Electromechanical & hydromechanical equipment, two RCC dams, 25 km tunnels with 3.5 m diameter civil work
- Progress: Under construction
Role of Farab Equipment Manufacturing Co.
- Procurement of trash rack cleaning machine (TRCM)