| Madurankuliya Wind Farm | |
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| Coordinates | 8°01′N79°44′E / 8.01°N 79.73°E |
| Status | Operational |
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| Units operational | 8 × 1.5 MW |
| Make and model | ReGen Vensys 82 (8) |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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The Madurankuliya Wind Farm (also known as Narakkaliya Wind Farm, after its location) is a 12 MW wind farm located in Narakkaliya, bordering the Lakvijaya Power Station, in Narakkaliya, Puttalam, Sri Lanka. The wind farm is operated by Daily Life Renewable Energy (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of WindForce (Pvt) Ltd , which owns most of the existing wind farms in the country. The facility consists of eight ReGen VENSYS 82 wind turbines of 1.5 MW each. With a hub height of 85 m (279 ft) and a rotor diameter of 82 m (269 ft), these turbines has rated wind speeds of 13 m/s (43 ft/s), despite the site only experiencing about 7.4 m/s (24 ft/s). [1] [2] The wind farm experiences air densities of 1.158 kg/m3 (0.072 lb/cu ft).
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| Turbine | Coordinates |
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| Turbine 1 | 08°00′46″N79°43′37″E / 8.01278°N 79.72694°E |
| Turbine 2 | 08°00′51″N79°43′35″E / 8.01417°N 79.72639°E |
| Turbine 3 | 08°01′24″N79°43′26″E / 8.02333°N 79.72389°E |
| Turbine 4 | 08°01′31″N79°43′22″E / 8.02528°N 79.72278°E |
| Turbine 5 | 08°01′39″N79°43′20″E / 8.02750°N 79.72222°E |
| Turbine 6 | 08°01′47″N79°43′17″E / 8.02972°N 79.72139°E |
| Turbine 7 | 08°01′53″N79°43′17″E / 8.03139°N 79.72139°E |
| Turbine 8 | 08°01′47″N79°43′06″E / 8.02972°N 79.71833°E |
