The Yugadanavi Power Station (also known as Kerawalapitiya Power Station) is a large oil-fired power station in Sri Lanka. The power station is located in Kerawalapitiya, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.
Construction of the power station began in November 2007, and progressed in two phases, with the first phase completing in a record 10 months, and the second phase completing later in . Phase 1 of the power station was ceremonially inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapakse on 8 December 2008.
The power station was supported by a debt component through HSBC, which was supported by export credit agencies in the United States, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, France, and Austria.
Specifications
Built over a site, the power station will utilize two and one GE steam turbine, and will generate approximately annually. The facility uses of seawater for cooling.
Conversion to LNG
On September 21, 2021, U.S. infrastructure firm New Fortress Energy announced they have acquired 40% stake in West Coast Power (Pvt) Ltd the owner of Yugadanavi power station along with the rights to develop a new LNG Terminal off the coast of Colombo that will supply LNG to the power plant. The agreement was approved by the Sri Lankan government allowing New Fortress Energy's investment in West Coast Power Ltd. Trade Unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) oppose the agreement and warned the Government of an islandwide power outage after 3 November if it fails to withdraw from the controversial agreement.