Hambantota Wind Farm

Two of the five turbines formerly at the wind farm site

Country|

* Sri Lanka

Location|

* Hambantota

Coordinates| 6°08′46″N 81°06′47″E﻿ / ﻿6.1461°N 81.1131°E﻿ / 6.1461; 81.1131
Status| Decommissioned
Commission date|

* March 1999

Decommission date|

* October 2018

Construction cost|

* 280 million Rs (1999)

Owner(s)|

* Government of Sri Lanka

Operator(s)|

* CEB

Wind farm
Type|

* Onshore

Rotor diameter|

* 43 m (141 ft)

Rated wind speed|

* 15.5 m/s (51 ft/s)

Site elevation|

* 0 m (0 ft)

Power generation
Units operational| 5 × 0.6 MW
Make and model| Micon M1500-600 (5)
Nameplate capacity|

* 3 MW

Capacity factor|

* 14 %

Annual net output|

* 4,500 MW h

External links
Commons| Related media on Commons

[edit on Wikidata]

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 600 KW each. With a total installed capacity of 3 MW, the wind farm generated up to approximately 4,500 MWh of power a year.[1][2]

The wind farm cost approximately Rs. 280 million (1999 rates) to build, of which 34% were local funds and 66% were foreign funds.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Specifications of the wind turbines  Subject | Details

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Turbine manufacturer | NEG Micon
Model | M1500-600
Nameplate capacity | 600 KW
Cut-in wind speed | 3.5 m/s (11 ft/s)
Rated wind speed | 15.5 m/s (51 ft/s)
Cut-out wind speed | 25 m/s (82 ft/s)
Survival wind speed | 69 m/s (226 ft/s)
Hub height | 46 m (151 ft)
Rotor diameter | 43 m (141 ft)
Rotor swept-area | 1,452 m2 (15,629 sq ft)
Rotor RPM | 18 to 27
Weight of rotor | 13,000 kg (29,000 lb)
Weight of nacelle | 19,000 kg (42,000 lb)
Tower type | Tubular steel (seven sections)
Weight of tower | 40,000 kg (88,000 lb)
Diameter of tower foundation | 11 m (36 ft)
Close-up of a turbine hub.

## See also

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* Sri Lanka portal
* Renewable energy portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hambantota Wind Farm.

* List of power stations in Sri Lanka

## References

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1. ^ a b Hambantota Wind Farm Archived 2011-03-25 at archive.today Ceylon Electricity Board
2. ^ a b Hambantota Wind Farm Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine CEB Pre-Electrification Unit
3. ^ Pothmulla, Lahiru (24 October 2018). "Hambantota Wind Farm to be removed". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
4. ^ Waidyasekera, Raja (29 October 2018). "Removal of Hambantota wind power plant imminent". Daily News. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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