Thambapavani Wind Farm

Mannar Island Wind Farm
Aerial view of Mannar Island from 2012, looking west
Location within Northern Province
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Mannar Island
Coordinates	09°03′01″N 79°47′13″E
Status	Under Construction
Construction began	March 2014
Commission date	8 December 2020
Construction cost	US$ 200 million
Owner	CEB
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Power generation
Make and model	Vestas
Nameplate capacity	103.5 MW

The Thambapavani Wind Farm (formerly called Mannar Island Wind Farm or Mannar Wind Farm) is a 100-megawatt wind farm built on the southern coast of the Mannar Island, in Sri Lanka. The wind rarm is named after Thambapanni; Pavan meaning wing in Sinhala language. The estimated project cost during initial planning was US$200 million; 78% of which borne by the Asian Development Bank,[1] while the remaining 22% by the developers, including the Ceylon Electricity Board.[2] It is the largest wind farm in Sri Lanka.[3][4][5] Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturer Vestas supplied the turbines for the facility.[6]

Tenders for the construction were called in April 2016.[2] The wind farm is part of a larger 300-megawatt mixed-ownership wind power development plan on the Mannar Island.[7]It was officially opened by the then Sri Lankan Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on 8 December 2020.[4][8][9]

See also

• List of power stations in Sri Lanka

References

1. adbheadhoncho (2017-10-24). "Wind Power Generation Project". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
2. "17 Billion Rupees for a 100MW wind power plant project from Samurdhi Bank". Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
3. "Sri Lanka's Largest wind power plant declared open". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
4. LADDUWAHETTY, RAVI. "First CEB owned and Lanka's largest wind farm opens in Mannar today". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
5. "Sri Lanka's largest Wind Power Farm 'Thambapavani' added to the National Grid". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
6. "Largest wind power plant Thambapavani declared open | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
7. Nizam, Ifham (5 May 2015). "Mannar's wind power potential to be tapped in one go". The Island. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
8. Weerasooriya, Sahan. "Wind power in Mannar, now a reality". Retrieved 2020-12-08.
9. "Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka's largest wind power plant 'Thambapavani' declared open". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08. None of the actual people who lead these projects were ever given the recognition they deserve and instead the politicians have tried to plaster their names over the project.

External links

• Wijedasa, Namini (15 June 2014). "Wind power projects in Mannar run into storm". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
• Ariyawansha, Niranjala (1 November 2015). "Mannar Island Wind Power Project: CEB enraged losing it to private sector". Ceylon Today. Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.