The Kotmale Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Kotmale

Kotmale

Kotmale is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.-See also:* Kotmale Dam* Upper Kotmale Dam* List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka-External links:*...

, 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 dam generates power from three turbines

Water turbine

A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water.Water turbines were developed in the 19th century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. Now they are mostly used for electric power generation. They harness a clean and renewable energy...

, totalling the installed capacity to , making it the second largest hydroelectric power station in Sri Lanka. Construction on the dam began in August 1985 and was ceremonially completed in February 1979.

See also

• List of power stations in Sri Lanka
• List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
• Upper Kotmale Dam
  Upper Kotmale Dam
  The Upper Kotmale Dam is a large hydroelectric dam currently under construction in Talawakele, within the Nuwara Eliya District, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka...