Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Project Director Shavindranath Fernando said over 70 percent of work on this project has been completed. The full project could be completed by December 2011.He was addressing the Media at Upper Kotmale Project site at Niyangamdora Tuesday.
He said the Upper Kotmale Project has the longest tunnel among power projects in Sri Lanka. The construction of this tunnel has been completed.
The Upper Kotmale Power Project will add 150MW to the National Grid.
The total cost of the project is Rs 37,268 million. Japan (JICA) has granted Rs 28,721 million for the Project. The Ceylon Electricity Board is providing the balance funds.
The Upper Kotmale underground power house is located at Niyangamdora. To make the main tunnel a dam has been constructed across the Kotmala Oya at Talawakelle. It is located close to Talawakelle town.
The height of the dam is 35.5 metres and it is 180 metres in length.Jobs have provided to 68 percent of people in the locality of the Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Project, Fernando said. (Daily News)
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