The Hambantota Wind Farm was a wind farm in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, owned and operated by the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board. The wind farm, which was located along south-eastern coast of Hambantota was the country's first state owned wind farm, and consisted of five NEG Micon M1500-600 wind turbines of each. With a total installed capacity of , the wind farm generated up to approximately of power a year.Hambantota Wind Farm Ceylon Electricity BoardHambantota Wind Farm CEB Pre-Electrification Unit
The wind farm cost approximately to build, 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 wind farm was decommissioned and dismantled in late 2018.
+ Specifications of the wind turbines Subject Details Turbine manufacturer NEG Micon Model M1500-600 Nameplate capacity 600 KW Cut-in wind speed Rated wind speed Cut-out wind speed Survival wind speed Hub height Rotor diameter Rotor swept-area Rotor RPM 18 to 27 Weight of rotor Weight of nacelle Tower type Tubular steel (seven sections) Weight of tower Diameter of tower foundation
See also
List of power stations in Sri Lanka
References