Ace Embilipitiya Power Station

Embilipitiya Power Station
Country	Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°17′06″N 80°50′56″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	6 April 2005
Construction cost	8,000 million Rs (2005)
Owner	Aitken Spence
Operator	Ace Power Embilipitiya
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Fuel oil
Site area	44 acres (18 ha)
Power generation
Units operational	14 × 7.11 MW
Make and model	CAT 16CM32C (14)
Nameplate capacity	100 MW

The Ace Embilipitiya Power Station (also sometimes referred to as the Embilipitiya Power Station) is a 100 MW thermal power station in Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka. The heavy fuel oil-run power station was commissioned in March 2005, and was operated by Aitken Spence (sometimes shortened to Ace). The power station consisted of fourteen Caterpillar 16CM32C generation units of 7.11 MW each, which consumed approximately 550 tonnes of fuel oil per day. The Ministry of Power and Energy discontinued purchasing power from the private power station after its license expired in 2015, and hence was subsequently decommissioned.[1][2]

In March 2016 Ceylon Electricity Board decided to recommission the plant due to high electricity demand in the country.[3] The facility cost approximately Rs. 8 billion to develop, and is built on a 44-acre (18 ha) land on a 33-year lease.[1][4]

See also

• Heladhanavi Power Station
• List of power stations in Sri Lanka

References

1. Jayakody, Jayasri (15 August 2011). "Mulls plants in Bangladesh, Indonesia: Ace Power to venture overseas". Daily News. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
2. "We decided to close down 03 thermal power generation plants that supplied electricity to the Ceylon Electricity Board". Ministry of Power and Energy. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
3. Pradeep, Chaturanga (31 March 2016). "CEB to buy power from ACE". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
4. "Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Sri Lanka". Industcards.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

External links

• "HNB leads landmark financing deal of US$ 88 million". The Sunday Leader. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
• "SL mulls discontinuing private sector-generated power deals". The Sunday Times. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
• "Aitken Spence puts two thermal power plants up for sale". The Daily Mirror. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
• "Due Diligence Study on ACE Power Embilipitiya 100 MW Diesel Power Plant". RMA Energy Consultants. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
• "ACE Power Embilipitiya Oil Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 7 November 2015.