Mampuri Wind Farms

{{Infobox power station

| name = Mampuri Wind Farm

| name_official =

| image = MampuriLakvijaya-December2012-3.JPG

| image_caption = Two wind turbines belonging to Mampuri-I (right), and one turbine belonging to the Narakkaliya Wind Farm (left), near the {{Nowrap|Lakvijaya Power Station}}.

| image_alt =

| coordinates = {{coord|08|00|37|N|79|43|24|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = Sri Lanka

| location = Kalpitiya, Puttalam

| status = Operational

| construction_began = 2009

| commissioned = 22 March 2010 (Mampuri-I)

| decommissioned =

| cost =

| owner = Senok

| operator =

| wind_farm_type = Onshore

| ps_site_elevation = Sea-level

| wind_site_usage = Vegetable cultivation

| ps_site_area =

| wind_offshore_depth =

| wind_offshore_distance =

| wind_hub_height = {{Convert|80|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| wind_rotor_diameter = {{Convert|88|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| wind_rated_speed = {{Convert|14|m/s|ft/s|1|abbr=on}}

| th_fuel_primary =

| th_fuel_secondary =

| th_fuel_tertiary =

| ps_units_operational = {{Nowrap|08 × 1.25 MW}}
{{Nowrap|10 × 2.1 MW}}

| ps_units_manu_model = {{Nowrap|08 × Suzlon S64-1.25MW}}
{{Nowrap|10 × Suzlon S88-2.1MW}}

| ps_units_uc =

| ps_units_planned =

| ps_units_decommissioned =

| ps_electrical_capacity = 31 MW

| ps_electrical_cap_fac = 26.59%

| ps_annual_generation =

| ps_cogeneration =

| ps_combined_cycle =

| website = {{URL|http://www.senoksl.com/}}

| extra =

}}

The Mampuri Wind Farms (also known as the Senok Wind Farms, after its developers) are a set of three wind farms located near the Lakvijaya Power Station, on the Kalpitiya peninsula, in Mampuri, Puttalam District, Sri Lanka. The wind farms, referred to as Mampuri-I, Mampuri-II, and Mampuri-III, was built successively, and consists of eighteen Suzlon wind turbines ranging from {{Nowrap|1.25 MW}} to {{Nowrap|2.10 MW}}. Mampuri-I was commissioned on 22 March 2010, and was the first wind farm in the country to reach the {{Nowrap|10 MW}} installed capacity threshold.{{cite web|title=Senok Wind Power (Private) Limited|url=http://senoksl.com/wind-power.php|accessdate=12 October 2012|author=Senok Wind Power}}{{cite news|title=First commercial wind-energy plant to start this month|url=http://news.lk/v2/index.php?option=com_content&id=14287|accessdate=13 October 2012|newspaper=News.lk|date=20 March 2010}}{{cite news|title=Rs.3bn Senok wind power project launched in Puttalam|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2010/03/21/fin02.asp|access-date=13 October 2012|newspaper=SundayObserver.lk|date=21 March 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121182539/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/03/21/fin02.asp|archive-date=21 November 2015}} As the government only allows projects up to {{Nowrap|10 MW}}, the three wind farms are registered under three different company names, namely {{Nowrap|Senok Wind Power}}, {{Nowrap|Senok Wind Energy}}, and {{Nowrap|Senok Wind Resource}}.

Mampuri-I

Mampuri-I is built on a {{Convert|5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} strip of land, and utilizes eight {{Nowrap|Suzlon S64-1.25MW}} wind turbines{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka's first commercial wind energy plant to start |url=http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1223352553 |accessdate=13 October 2012 |newspaper=LankaBusinessOnline.com |date=19 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124045318/http://lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1223352553 |archivedate=24 November 2012 }} with rotor diameters of {{Convert|64|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} at rated wind speeds of {{Convert|14|m/s|ft/s|1|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Suzlon S64-1.25MW Wind Turbine|url=http://www.suzlon.com/products/l2.aspx?l1=2&l2=6|publisher=Suzlon|accessdate=13 October 2012}} Per the government's standardized power purchase agreement, the Ceylon Electricity Board pays Senok {{Nowrap|Rs. 20 (approximately US$ 0.176)}} for every kilowatt hour generated for the first eight years, followed by an adjusted rate thereafter. This phase created 40 jobs in the region, and cost {{Nowrap|Rs.3bn (US$ 26mn)}} to build. 55% of this was directly funded by Senok, with the remainder was funded by the World Bank.{{cite news|title=Senok opens first commercial wind power park|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/03/18/bus01.asp|accessdate=13 October 2012|newspaper=DailyNews.lk|date=18 March 2010|author=Charumini De Silva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104185855/http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/03/18/bus01.asp|archive-date=4 November 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Harnessing wind energy from Sri Lanka's west coast|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100321/BusinessTimes/bt33.html|accessdate=13 October 2012|newspaper=SundayTimes.lk|date=21 March 2010|author=Bandula Sirimanna}}

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|+ Turbine locations of Mampuri-I

! Turbine !! Coordinates

Turbine 1{{Coord|08|00|37|N|79|43|24|E|name=Mampuri-I 1}}
Turbine 2{{Coord|08|00|26|N|79|43|27|E|name=Mampuri-I 2}}
Turbine 3{{Coord|08|00|09|N|79|43|33|E|name=Mampuri-I 3}}
Turbine 4{{Coord|07|59|34|N|79|43|38|E|name=Mampuri-I 4}}
Turbine 5{{Coord|07|59|23|N|79|43|43|E|name=Mampuri-I 5}}
Turbine 6{{Coord|07|59|13|N|79|43|45|E|name=Mampuri-I 6}}
Turbine 7{{Coord|07|59|00|N|79|43|48|E|name=Mampuri-I 7}}
Turbine 8{{Coord|07|58|48|N|79|44|00|E|name=Mampuri-I 8}}

Mampuri-II and Mampuri-III

Mampuri-II and Mampuri-III were constructed almost simultaneously after Mampuri-I. These wind farms utilizes five {{Nowrap|Suzlon S88-2.1 MW}} wind turbines each. The wind turbines measures {{Convert|80|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall, with rotor diameters of {{Convert|88|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, and has rated wind speed of {{Convert|14|m/s|ft/s|1|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka's Senok orders another 10 wind turbine generators for 21 MW of power|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11B/Oct11_1318349850CH.php|publisher=Colombo Page|accessdate=22 February 2015|date=11 October 2011}}

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|+ Turbine locations of Mampuri-II

! Turbine !! Coordinates

Turbine 1{{Coord|07|58|35|N|79|43|53|E|name=Mampuri-II 1}}
Turbine 2{{Coord|07|58|23|N|79|43|57|E|name=Mampuri-II 2}}
Turbine 3{{Coord|07|58|06|N|79|44|02|E|name=Mampuri-II 3}}
Turbine 4{{Coord|07|58|19|N|79|44|30|E|name=Mampuri-II 4}}
Turbine 5{{Coord|07|58|52|N|79|44|09|E|name=Mampuri-II 5}}

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|+ Turbine locations of Mampuri-III

! Turbine !! Coordinates

Turbine 1{{Coord|08|00|35|N|79|43|44|E|name=Mampuri-III 1}}
Turbine 2{{Coord|08|00|19|N|79|43|50|E|name=Mampuri-III 2}}
Turbine 3{{Coord|08|00|05|N|79|44|02|E|name=Mampuri-III 3}}
Turbine 4{{Coord|07|59|40|N|79|44|09|E|name=Mampuri-III 4}}
Turbine 5{{Coord|07|59|23|N|79|44|03|E|name=Mampuri-III 5}}

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See also

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