The Sampur Coal Power Station (also known as the Trincomalee Coal Power Station) is a large coal-fired power station currently under construction in Sampur, Trincomalee, 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...

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The MoU

Memorandum of understanding

A memorandum of understanding is a document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It is often used in cases where parties either do not imply a legal commitment or in...

 for the first phase was signed on the between the Government of Sri Lanka, 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...

 and the National Thermal Power Corporation

National Thermal Power Corporation

NTPC Limited is the largest Indian state-owned energy service provider based in New Delhi, India. It is listed in Forbes Global 2000 for 2010 ranked it 341st in the world...

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Last coal plant

The Government of Sri Lanka has agreed that, after the commissioning of this power station, no more coal-fired power stations will be commissioned in Sri Lanka. Making this, and the Norocholai Coal Power Station, the only two coal-fired power stations in Sri Lanka.