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Indians to power Hambantota by Anura Maitipe Construction of the Hambantota Thermal Power plant with a total capacity of 900 megawatts at a cost of Rs. 6,500 million will begin shortly, Power and Energy Minister Susil Premajayanth told the Sunday Observer. The feasibility study and the environmental assessment of this project had been completed in 1992. Construction work which was scheduled to begin in 2001, had been postponed due to lack of appropriate foreign funding, he said. Following the request made by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga the Indian government has extended support to implement this project. Tata Electrical Engineering company, the biggest thermal power plant manufacturing company in India will undertake construction work. The project will be completed in two stages within two years. The country's annual power requirement is around 7600 MW. Out of this, nearly 4100 MW is generated from hydro stations and the rest from diesel power stations. With the completion of this project, another 900 MW could be added to the national grid, he said. This thermal plant would be able to fulfil power required by new industries which will be set up shortly after the completion of the Southern highway. Many foreign investors are awaiting to invest in the Southern province with the completion of the Southern highway, he pointed out. |
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