Sobadhanavi Power Station

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Sobadhanavi Power Station
Sobadhanavi Power Station
Country
Location
Coordinates 7°00′46″N79°52′35″E / 7.0128°N 79.8764°E / 7.0128; 79.8764
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 24 August 2024
Owner
  • Sobadanavi Limited
Operator
  • Lakdhanavi Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Turbine technology
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational1 × 130 MW
1 × 220 MW
Make and modelUnknown (2)
Nameplate capacity
  • 350 MW
External links
Website www.lakdhanavi.lk/project/sobadhanavi-limited/

Sobadhanavi Power Station is a 350MW LNG-fired combined cycle power station located in Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. The first phase of 220MW was commissioned on 28 August 2024, [1] consisting of a single F-class gas turbine manufactured by Siemens Energy. The second phase consisting of a 130MW steam turbine (using heat from the 220MW gas turbine), was commissioned on 17 September 2025. [2] [3] [4]

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  1. "'Sobadhanavi' LNG power plant declared open". 28 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. "President inaugurates first phase of Sobadhanavi natural gas power plant". Daily FT. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. "Kerawalapitiya 'Sobadhanavi' LNG Power Plant connected to the national grid". Ada Derana. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. "350 megawatt added to national grid". Daily Mirror. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.