500 MW capacity Coal Power Plant at Sampoor in Tricomalee [January 19 2012]

The Government will go ahead with its plan to construct the proposed 500 MW capacity Coal Power Plant at Sampoor in Tricomalee with Indian assistance. The Cabinet has approved the proposal on the project made by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

With the increased demand for electricity in the Eastern Province, it has been decided to establish a Coal Based Power Plant of 2x250MW capacity at Sampoor in the Trincomalee District at a total investment of around US$500 million. The CEB and the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. of India are the partners of the joint venture.