Hambantota Wind Farm
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The Hambantota Wind Farm was a wind farm in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, owned and operated by the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board. The wind farm, which was located along south-eastern coast of Hambantota was the country's first state owned wind farm, and consisted of five NEG Micon M1500-600 wind turbines of 600 KW each. With a total installed capacity of 3 MW, the wind farm generated up to approximately 4,500 MWh of power a year.[1][2]
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Coordinates | 6°08′46″N 81°06′47″E |
Status | Decommissioned |
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Units operational | 5 × 0.6 MW |
Make and model | Micon M1500-600 (5) |
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The wind farm cost approximately Rs. 280 million (1999 rates) to build, of which 34% were local funds and 66% were foreign funds.[1][2] Foreign funds were raised by the Global Environmental Facility and the World Bank. Studies on the project dated as early as 1988, more than a decade before it was commissioned in 1999. The wind farm was decommissioned and dismantled in late 2018.[3][4]
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Turbine manufacturer | NEG Micon |
Model | M1500-600 |
Nameplate capacity | 600 KW |
Cut-in wind speed | 3.5 m/s (11 ft/s) |
Rated wind speed | 15.5 m/s (51 ft/s) |
Cut-out wind speed | 25 m/s (82 ft/s) |
Survival wind speed | 69 m/s (226 ft/s) |
Hub height | 46 m (151 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 43 m (141 ft) |
Rotor swept-area | 1,452 m2 (15,629 sq ft) |
Rotor RPM | 18 to 27 |
Weight of rotor | 13,000 kg (29,000 lb) |
Weight of nacelle | 19,000 kg (42,000 lb) |
Tower type | Tubular steel (seven sections) |
Weight of tower | 40,000 kg (88,000 lb) |
Diameter of tower foundation | 11 m (36 ft) |
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