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Commission date: Stage 1 in March 2013 and Stage 2 in April 2017: Owner: NTPC: Thermal power station ; Primary fuel: Coal: Power generation; Units operational: 2 X 500MW(Stage#1) and 2 X 600MW(Stage#2). Make and model: BHEL: Nameplate capacity: 2,320 MW
In 2006, it entered into an agreement with the Government of Sri Lanka to set up two units of 250 MW each in Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. [10] During 2008 and 2011, NTPC entered into joint ventures with BHEL , Bharat Forge , NHPC , Coal India , SAIL , NMDC , and NPCIL to expand its business of power generation.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 14 September 2001 [24] [25] D. M. Jayaratne: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 April 2004: Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata Development [26] [27] [28] 23 November 2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Posts and Telecommunication [29] Rauff Hakeem: Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: 28 January 2007: December 2007 [30 ...
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
Besides, NTPC Simhadri is also a proud partner of "Green Visakha" Project and has planted 3.5 lakh trees additionally under this program and distributed 1.25 lakh fruit bearing plants. NTPC also contributed Rs. 6.0 Cr towards conservation of Olive Ridley turtles. Furthermore, the Power Station and Township premises are declared as plastic free ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 9 June 1959: Minister of Local Government and Housing [17] 21 November 1959: W. Dahanayake: M. B. W. Mediwake: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: J. R. Jayewardene: United National Party: 23 March 1960: 1960: Dudley Senanayake [17] Mahanama Samaraweera: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 July 1960: Sirimavo Bandaranaike [18] M ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1963-1965 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development S. K. K. Suriarachchi: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1970-1977 Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries Wijeyananda Dahanayake: United National Party: 1986-1988 Minister of Co-operatives Lalith Athulathmudali: United National Party
On 25 February 2016, the entire country of Sri Lanka experienced a 3-hour blackout due to a bolt of lightning striking the national power grid. [18] On 13 March 2016, Sri Lanka experienced another 7-hour island-wide blackout due to a damaged transformer in the 220 kV substation at Biyagama.