Kelanitissa combined cycle power plant stopped due to dearth of fuel

Operations of the Kelanitissa combined cycle power plant has ground to a halt this morning due to unavailability of fuel, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Additional General Manager and media spokesman Andrew Navamani said.

He said the Kelanitissa combined cycle power plant consists of a 110 MW gas turbine and a 55 MW steam turbine combined to operate simultaneously to generate 165 MW of electricity.

This plant has the flexibility of operating on naphtha fuel, which is a by-product of the petroleum refinery, and on diesel as an alternative source. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)