Hambantota Wind Farm
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The Hambantota Wind Farm is the first wind farm
to be commissioned in Sri Lanka
. The farm is located along south-eastern coast of Hambantota
, and consists of five NEG Micon M1500-600
wind turbine
s of each. With a total installed capacity of , the wind farm generates up to approximately of power annually.
The wind farm stretches about 1500 square kilometre in size, and cost approximately Rs.
280 million (1999 rates), of which 34% were local funds and 66% were foreign funds. Foreign funds were raised by the Global Environmental Facility and the World Bank
. Studies on the project dated as early as 1988, more than a decade before it was commissioned in 1999. The project is now owned by the Ceylon Electricity Board
.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
to be commissioned in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The farm is located along south-eastern coast of Hambantota
Hambantota
Hambantota is a coastal city in the south of Sri Lanka. It is the capital of the Hambantota District...
, and consists of five NEG Micon M1500-600
NEG Micon
NEG Micon is a former Danish wind turbine manufacturer. It was formed in 1997 as a result of a merger between Nordtank Energy Group and Micon....
wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s of each. With a total installed capacity of , the wind farm generates up to approximately of power annually.
The wind farm stretches about 1500 square kilometre in size, and cost approximately Rs.
Sri Lankan rupee
The rupee is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is generally written Rs. The rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල , Tamil: ரூபாய்) (sign: ₨; code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri...
280 million (1999 rates), of which 34% were local funds and 66% were foreign funds. Foreign funds were raised by the Global Environmental Facility and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
. Studies on the project dated as early as 1988, more than a decade before it was commissioned in 1999. The project is now owned by the Ceylon Electricity Board
Ceylon Electricity Board
The Ceylon Electricity Board , is the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controls all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri Lanka. It is one of the only two on-grid electricity companies in the...
.
| Subject | Details |
|---|---|
| Turbine manufacturer | NEG Micon NEG Micon NEG Micon is a former Danish wind turbine manufacturer. It was formed in 1997 as a result of a merger between Nordtank Energy Group and Micon.... |
| Model | M1500-600 |
| Nameplate capacity | 600 KW |
| Cut-in wind speed | 3.5 m/s (11 ft/s) |
| Cut-out wind speed | 25 m/s (82 ft/s) |
| Survival wind speed | 69 m/s (226 ft/s) |
| Hub height Wind turbine design Wind turbine design is the process of defining the form and specifications of a wind turbine to extract energy from the wind. A wind turbine installation consists of the necessary systems needed to capture the wind's energy, point the turbine into the wind, convert mechanical rotation into... |
46 m (151 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Rotor swept-area | 1452 square metre |
| Rotor RPM Revolutions per minute Revolutions per minute is a measure of the frequency of a rotation. It annotates the number of full rotations completed in one minute around a fixed axis... |
18 to 27 |
| Weight of rotor | 13000 kg (28,660.1 lb) |
| Weight of nacelle Nacelle The nacelle is a cover housing that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. In some cases—for instance in the typical "Farman" type "pusher" aircraft, or the World War II-era P-38 Lightning—an aircraft's cockpit may also be housed in a nacelle, which essentially fills the... |
19000 kg (41,887.8 lb) |
| Tower type | Tubular steel (seven sections) |
| Weight of tower | 40000 kg (88,184.9 lb) |
| Diameter of tower foundation | 11 m (36 ft) |
See also
- List of power stations in Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Power and EnergyMinistry of Power and Energy (Sri Lanka)The Ministry of Power and Energy is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies relating to the generation, transmission, distribution and retailing of electrical energy in Sri Lanka...