Aitken Spence Power Station

The Aitken Spence Power Station (formerly referred to as the Meethotamulla Power Station) is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station currently under construction at Muthurajawela, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. The power station will operate approximately 7500 hours a year, utilizing the 700 metric tons (1,500,000 lb) of fresh waste from the Colombo Municipal Council area, daily.[1][2] The power station in being built together with the KCHT Power Station.

Aitken Spence Power Station
Country
StatusUnder construction
Construction began
  • 10 August 2017
Construction cost
  • 9,000 million Rs (2018)
Owner(s)
Operator(s)
  • Western Power Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Feed-in tariff
PUCSL licenseEL/GS/13-03
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 11.5 MW
Annual net output
  • 86.25 GWh

The facility will generate 11.5 megawatt (MW) of power, of which 9.7 MW will be sold to the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board,[1] at a rate of Rs. 37.10 per KWh generated.[2] Construction of the US$98 million power station began on 10 August 2017, and is expected to complete by 2020. It will be operated by Western Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence.[2] The power station's PUCSL energy license is EL/GS/13-03.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Western Power Company Limited". Earthwatts.com. Earthwatts Lanka Private Limited. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Two waste-to-energy plants to get off the ground today". Daily FT. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Current Licensees - PUCSL" (PDF). Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka. 14 July 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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