Sri Lanka to open bid for energy project in April
Sri Lanka will in April open international bids for a liquefied natural gas energy project, a government official said on Saturday.
The project is intended to generate 300 MW of electricity for the national grid, Xinhua news agency reported.
Spokesman for Sri Lanka Powers and Energy Ministry Sulakshana Jayawardane said that the government had agreed to proceed with the project, to be implemented in the Colombo suburb called ‘Kerawalapitiya’.
“We are now working on the tender process,” he said.
Sri Lanka mainly depends on hydro, coal and thermal power for its energy requirement.
However, the prevailing dry spell has reduced the contribution of hydro power to ten per cent of the national grid. Otherwise, it remained at 50 per cent when rainfall was abundant.
Sri Lanka operates one coal power plant established with financial cooperation from China.
The government has now decided not to go for any coal project in future. Instead, it will opt for green energy sources, the report said.
(IANS)
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Also, there is new concept by the name of ‘Pump Hydro’ when you pump water from river sources into reservoirs when the power demand is low. As the demand is low, the power required to pump costs less as well.
When the demand is high, power is generated form the reservoirs and sold to consumers at a higher price.
Hope Engr MVR Perera who is still living in a cold fired world, understands new technology and Gen Z ways of supplying power.
what is the cost per kWh from this project direct with direct and indirect cost will be indirect cost my estimate will be about Rs 50 taking into account availability factor being less than 20% as such gas turbines have to be connected to the grid 100 % of the time , the depreciation over 15 years the solar panels and yearly interest payments will amount to Rs 50 per kWh if the ministry of does not think so he should give a detail calculation by giving cost of solar panel, cost of gas turbines operation and maintenance charges and interest on the total capital used including the cost of land that has to be obtain and adding Rs.3 for distribution and transmission at the domestic meter Rs 53 . But with coal fueled electricity with BOT coal fueled electricity as base load cost Rs 6 per kWh and with economical hydro with large reservoirs of which we have about 4.5 billion kWh per year cost Rs 2 per kWh assuming peaking power 20% the average cost is Rs 5 at generation per kWh and at domestic meter Rs 8 all Sri Lankans would like to pay RS. 8 except David he may be getting a commission
My above comment was made thinking it was a solar project but since it is a LNG project the cost per kWh would be very much more The cost per kWh of LNG which should include depreciation, cost of operation and maintenance and interest payments which may come to about Rs 55 per kWh and adding Rs.3 for distribution and transmission at the domestic meter Rs 53 . But with BOT coal fueled electricity as base load cost Rs 6 per kWh and with economical hydro with large reservoirs of which we have about 4.5 billion kWh per year cost Rs 2 per kWh assuming peaking power 20% the average cost is Rs 5 at generation per kWh and at domestic meter Rs 8 all Sri Lankans would like to pay RS. 8 except David he may be getting a commission