Laugfs Solar Power Station

Laugfs Solar Power Station
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Hambantota
Coordinates	6°13′47″N 81°04′48″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	18 February 2016
Commission date	October 2016
Construction cost	5,000 million Rs (2016)
LAUGFS Holdings
Laugfs Power
Solar farm
Type	Standard PV
Site area	90 acres (36 ha)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	20 MW
Annual net output	40 GWh

The Laugfs Solar Power Station is a 20-megawatt photovoltaic power station built 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Hambantota, in the Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. It is the single largest solar power station in the country. Construction of the Rs. 5 billion power station was ceremonially inaugurated on 18 February 2016, and completed in October 2016.

Development

The pre-development of the solar farm was initially conducted as two separate 10-megawatt power stations. The original developers, Anorchi Lanka Limited and Irish Eco Power Lanka Limited conducted the feasibility studies and acquiring of the necessary licensing with the intention of subsequently selling the rights. The two facilities, with a combined area of 90 acres (36 ha), were sold to LAUGFS Holdings on 11 September 2015. As with most private power producers in the country, the owners of Anorchi and Irish Eco Power decided to operate under two separate companies in order to intentionally avoid development limitations such as the 10MW nameplate cap enforced in Sri Lanka.

See also

• List of power stations in Sri Lanka

External links

• "Sri Lanka's Laugfs Power starts 20MW solar plant". Economynext.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
• "Sri Lanka's largest solar power plant by Laugfs takes off ground". Daily Mirror. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
• "LAUGFS to set up largest solar power plant with Rs. 5 b investment". Daily FT. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.