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At
present the electricity supply industry in Sri Lanka is
moving through a crucial phase in terms of its management
structure, planning, particularly at generation level, and
financial viability. It is very likely that even ownership
issues in different sub-sectors will become important within
the near future with the proposed power sector reforms gaining
momentum. Further, along with greater awareness among the
local community on environmental matters, the traditional
expansion decisions within the generation sub-sector are
being questioned. As a result, some of the contentious environmental
issues have been hampering the growth in the electricity
generation sub-sector, particularly in the development of
coal power and major hydro plants.
The main intention of this policy paper
is to examine the technical, economic and environmental
implications of different thermal generation options available
for the Sri Lanka electricity industry in its expansion
into the next twenty years. In this process it is important
to investigate the present status of the energy sector in
the country, its dependence on imported fossil fuel resources,
required diversity of primary energy used for electricity
generation, and the availability of local technical capacity
to construct, operate and maintain power plants based on
different technologies.
The paper starts with a general background
to the country’s energy sector and its relationship
to economic growth. The present status of the electricity
sector and related issues are then addressed followed by
the available options for thermal generation in the Sri
Lanka electricity industry. These options are analysed in
detail in terms of their economic, technical and environmental
impacts from the point of view of both the local and global
energy markets. Based on this analysis, conclusions are
drawn on the types of thermal generation options that the
Sri Lanka electricity industry should accommodate.
Table of Contents:
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Energy Supply in Sri Lanka
- Energy Supply and Economy
- Electricity Industry
- Fuel Options for Thermal Generation
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
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