The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Ajith P. Perera)
Gayantha Karunathilleka, on behalf of Ajith P. Perera, asked the Minister of Energy for detailed information on the Thambapavani Wind Power Station, including its construction start date, local and foreign investment amounts, installed capacity, unit generation cost, and annual energy supplied to the National Grid from 2021 to 2024. He also requested details on measures to protect migratory birds and their effectiveness, as well as the potential for additional wind power projects on Mannar Island and their expected capacities.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question No. 154/2024 to the Minister of Energy: Thambapavani Wind Power Station: Details.
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the date construction commenced; (ii) the amounts of local and foreign investments used, separately; (iii) the installed capacity; (iv) the per unit generation cost; and (v) the energy added to the National Grid in each year from 2021 to 2024, separately?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform— (i) the steps taken to prevent harm to migratory birds; and (ii) the effectiveness of those steps?
¶ 04 (c) Will he further inform— (i) whether there is potential to construct more wind power stations on the Mannar Island; and (ii) if so, their capacities?
¶ 05 (d) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Ajith P. Perera). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 March 2025. No. 1743066559006904. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17889