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| Saturday, 25 January 2003 |
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by Rashomi Silva Nine hundred megawatts will be added to the national grid with the completion of the proposed Coal-fired Power Station in Hambantota, the Ministry of Power and Energy said. The Southern Region Development Ministry will coordinate with the investors and the Power and Energy Ministry on land and developmental issues. The power station will be completed in three stages. At the end of each stage, 300MW will be added to the grid. The first stage is to be launched as early as possible and will be completed within three years of commencement. Investors expect to complete the initial stage by 2007, ministry spokesperson said. The power station is a joint venture between Barclay Mowlem of Germany, Sumitomo Corporation of Japan and Pacific Power International, a power station engineering firm. The power station will be set up in Hambantota because of closeness to sea facilitates fuel importation, Southern Region Development Ministry sources said. The coal to be imported will be of very good quality with low sulphur content, minimising damages to the environment. The state- of-art coal technology adopted and the world class emission control system, highly efficient boilers and turbines used in the industry will further minimise the adverse environmental impact, the ministry added. A remarkable socio-economic development could be achieved in the region as a result of this scale of mega investment in Hambantota district, the ministry said. During the construction stage at least 10,000 employment opportunities will be created while 2500 opportunities will be created during the operations. Fly collection for utilisation in cement manufacturing and bottom ash collection for hollow block industry will create more employment opportunities. |
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