Sapugaskanda Power Station

{{Short description|Power station in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka}} {{Hatnote|Not to be confused with Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station and Lakdhanavi Power Station.}} {{Infobox power station|location_map_zoom=8}}

The '''Sapugaskanda''' is a {{Nowrap|160 megawatt}} power station located in Sapugaskanda, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The power station consists of twelve generating units, supplied by MAN, and Siemens. Four of the units are rated at {{Nowrap|20 MW}}, while the remaining eight are rated at {{Nowrap|10 MW}}. The power station is operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board.<ref name=IC>{{cite web|title=Diesel and Gas-Engine power plants in Sri Lanka|url=http://www.industcards.com/ic-sri-lanka.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140309061025/http://www.industcards.com/ic-sri-lanka.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 9, 2014|publisher=Industcards.com|accessdate=17 March 2014|date=12 January 2003}}</ref>

Units 1-2 were commissioned in {{Nowrap|May 1984}}, unit 3 in {{Nowrap|September 1984}}, unit 4 in {{Nowrap|October 1984}}. These four {{Nowrap|20 MW}} units make up the Sapugaskanda-A division.

Units 5-8 were commissioned in {{Nowrap|September 1997}}, and units 8–12 in {{Nowrap|October 1999}}, which together make up the Sapugaskanda-B division. All units run on diesel.<ref name=CEB-Gen>{{cite web|title=CEB Generation Details|url=http://www.ceb.lk/sub/other/networkg.html|publisher=Ceylon Electricity Board|accessdate=17 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116192952/http://www.ceb.lk/sub/other/networkg.html|archivedate=16 January 2014}}</ref> {{Clear}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:Oil-fired power stations in Sri Lanka Category:Buildings and structures in Gampaha District