Generation Report

August, 2016

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA

Contents
Generation Mix ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Monthly Dispatch from all Generation Units (August, 2016) ...................................................................... 4
Generation of Power Plants During last 12 months .................................................................................... 5
Reservoir Storage Levels August, 2016 .................................................................................................... 20
Comparison with past years- Total Reservoir Storage Levels from 1st January ........................................ 21
System Inflow August, 2016.................................................................................................................... 22
Demand Variation August, 2016 ............................................................................................................. 23
Daily Load Curve for Day which Recorded Highest Night Peak During the month.................................... 24
Comparison of Cumulative Generation Mix from January, 01 to August, 31 ............................................ 25
Comparison of Cumulative Generation from January, 01 to August, 31 ................................................... 26
Generation Capacity Variation August, 2016 .......................................................................................... 27
Daily Variation of Generation Mix August, 2016 ....................................................................................... 28
Variation of Generation Mix - last 12 months ........................................................................................... 29

Generation Mix
August, 2016 in GWh

41.2
4%

186.7
16%

240.5
20%
140.6
12%

CEB Hydro
CEB Thermal Oil
CEB Coal
IPP Thermal

566.8
48%

SPP Wind

Total Generation - 1,175.8 GWh

Excluding contribution from Mini-hydro, solar and Bio-mass plants

Cumulative Generation- January to August, 2016 in GWh

699.3
8%
1,241.6
13%

2,663.6
29%

CEB Hydro
CEB Thermal Oil

1,339.0
14%

3,388.0
36%

CEB Coal
IPP Thermal
NCRE

Total Generation - 5,657.7 GWh

Excluding contribution from Mini-hydro, solar and Bio-mass plants during July and August

Monthly Dispatch from all Generation Units (August, 2016)

Power Station

Capacity (MW)

Generation (MWh)

Plant factor (%)

Wimalasurendra
Old Laxapana
Canyon
New Laxapana
Polpitiya

50
53.5
60
116
75

2,979
12,963
6,028
25,026
18,223

8.0%
32.6%
13.5%
29.0%
32.7%

Kotmale
Victoria
Randenigala
Rantambe
Ukuwela
Bowatenna
Upper Kotmale

201
210
122
49
40
40
150

30,205
42,973
23,402
10,420
15,303
4,088
22,063

20.2%
27.5%
25.8%
28.6%
51.4%
13.7%
19.8%

Samanalawewa
Kukule
Inginiyagala
Udawalawe
Nilambe

120
70
11.25
6
3.2

13,436
11,128
1,670
472
115

15.0%
21.4%
20.0%
10.6%
4.8%

Puttalam Coal I
Puttalam Coal II
Puttalam Coal III

285
285
285

195,426
175,456
195,912

92.2%
82.7%
92.4%

Uthura Janani
Sapugaskanda B
Sapugaskanda A
Barge CEB
KCCP
KPS GT 7
KPS Small GTs

26.01
69.6
69.6
60
161
113
65.2

10,404
42,793
28,843
38,788
19,717
-

53.8%
82.6%
55.7%
86.9%
16.5%
0.0%
0.0%

50.8
30
270
163
100

7,985
61,362
64,498
52,880

21.1%
0.0%
30.5%
53.2%
71.1%

Asia Power
Northern Power
Westcoast
SOJITZ - Kelanitissa
ACE Embilipitiya

Generation of Power Plants During last 12 months

GWh

24.33

25

Wimalasurendra Power Station(50MW)

20
16.05
15

13.65
11.84
10.42

10
7.39

7.38
5

8.067

7.74

6.82

4.50
2.98

Old Laxapana Power Station (53.5MW)

GWh

40

37.17

37.29

36.44

35
29.031

30

27.03

26.69

25
20

22.21
18.127

18.43

17.68

15

16.58
12.96

10
5
0

Canyon Power Station (60MW)

GWh

20

17.68

18
16

14.62

14

12.83

12

12.07

11.36

10.80

10
8

14.62
12.54

9.00
7.31
6.03

4.68

4
2
0

New Laxapana Power Station (115MW)

GWh

60

54.19
47.16

50

49.14

38.06

40
32.26

46.88

44.25

42.6
36.54

34.07

33.34

30

25.03

20
10
0

Polpitiya Power Station (75MW)

GWh

50

46.13
42.96

45

42.59
40

40

36.49
33.45

35
30

25.93

32.16

31.51

25.43
22.65

25

18.22

20
15
10
5
0

Kotmale Power Station (201MW)

GWh
86.00

90
80
70

65.59
59.97

60
50
41.54
40
30

29.13

28.45
22.21

21.18

20

15.6

10
1.58
0

39.1
30.2

Victoria Power Station (210MW)

GWh

160

143.38
140
120
102.01

100.65

100
80

71.30

70.63
62.47

60

51.24

49.47
34.12

40

44.18

37.93

42.97

20
0

Randenigala Power Station (122MW)

GWh

100

87.09

90
80

66.32

70
60
50

39.33

37.37

40

32.48

30.82

30
18.66

20
10.05
10

5.10

23.15

33.13
23.4

Rantambe Power Station (49MW)

GWh

40

37.95

35
30.48
30
23.67

25
20

15.15

14.76

15
10.31
8.09

10

16.04

14.31
10.42

9.12

3.89

5
0

Ukuwela Power Station (40MW)

GWh

25

21.93
20.53
20
15.3
15

13.24

10

12.90

13.65
9.97

9.17

8.39
6.29

4.68

4.54

Bowatenna Power Station (40MW)

GWh

18

15.09
15
11.37

12
9

6.50
6

4.79

4.5
2.30

4.74

4.09

2.29

1.35

0.73

0.00
0

Upper Kotmale Power Station (150MW)

GWh

87.40

90

76.35

80
70
60

53.33
45.53

50
40.28
40
30

32.03
26.26

24.64

20
10.84
10
0

10

8.77

10.07

22.06

Samanalawewa Power Station (120MW)

GWh

70

59.65

60
52.68

49.38

50
38.18

40

33.37

29.87

29.11

30

35.2

22.21
20

16.51 17.75

13.54 13.44

10
0

Kukuleganga Power Station (75MW)

GWh
50

46.62

45
40

38.11

40.19
37.5

35
30

31.98
27.31

25
20
15
10

13.75

13.32
6.62

5
0

11

5.33

12.73

11.13

Inginiyagala Power Station (10MW)

GWh

5.96

6.09
5.7

5.65

5.23
5
4.18
4
3.02
3
2.05
2

1.67

1.50
1.07

0.86

1
0

Udawalawa Power Station (6MW)

GWh

2.86

2.86

2.86

2.56
2.19
1.91

2.71
2.02

1
0.52
0.00

0.02

12

0.47

Nilambe Power Station (3.2MW)

GWh

2.5

2.08

2.16

2.0

1.5

1.25
0.99

1.0

0.5

0.91

0.47
0.22

0.30

0.30

0.28

0.16

0.12

0.0

Kelanitissa Power Station Small GTs (68MW)

GWh

7.00

6.38

6.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
1.88

2.00

1.71
1.18

1.00
0.15

0.02

0.25

0.39

0.15

0.10

0.00

13

Kelanitissa Power Station GT 7 (115MW)

GWh

60

56.62

50
40

34.56

30
21.39
20
11.02

9.98

10
0.49

0.26

1.47

2.07

0.23

GWh

Kelanitissa Power Station Combined Cycle (165MW)

120
100

99.25

95.11
85.37

80

72.86

72.2

72.12
63.72

60
40
19.72

20
0.55

0.00

0.00

0.00

14

Sapugaskanda Power Station - A (72MW)

GWh

40

36.45
33.33

35

28.84

30
25.696
25

23.58
19.97

20

18.41

17.62
13.49

13.13

15
10

11.3

6.35

5
0

Sapugaskanda Power Station - B (72MW)

GWh

60

49.48

50
40

44.88
38.04
33.05

30

42.79

39.38
32.27

25.39
19.69

20
10.85
10
0

15

33.58

32.31

Uthuru Janani Power Station (24MW)

GWh

14

12.23
12

11.26

10.81

10.4

10
7.33

7.16
5.73

4.79

4.14

3.58

4
2

1.42

1.39

Barge Power Station- CEB

GWh

45

41.58
39.32

40

38.79

35

24.81

25
20

30.68

28.90

30

17.49

19.66
15.41

15
10
5
0

Note: The Power plant was operated as an IPP power plant (Colombo Power) until end of the Power Purchase
Agreement in June 2015. The same is operated by CEB since December 2015

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Puttalam Coal Power Station (285x3MW)

GWh

600

566.79
512.53

500
376.31 389.91

342.73

329.78
300

405.07 399.53

395.12

400
282.95

256.54

251.35

200
100
0

Asia Power Power Station(51MW)

GWh

30

24.17

25
20
15

18.18
14.30

13.02

11.37

10.97
10
5

7.99
3.03

1.76

1.96

1.47

17

2.67

SOJITZ Kelanitissa Power Station (163MW)

GWh

120.00

103.14
100.00
84.89
77.82

80.00

88.71
79.76
64.5

60.00

50.66

40.00
22.24

21.86

20.00
0.00

1.73

0.00

Westcoast Power Station (270MW)

GWh

160
140

138.30
123.63

120

110.43

100
80
60

84.83

79.25

61.36

57.14
39.3

40
21.88

20.22

20

8.51
0.37

18

GWh

ACE Power Embilipitiya (100MW)

60.00

52.88
50.00
36.96

40.00
30.38
27.16

30.00
20.00

6.79

10.00
0.00

Northern Power
Power plant is not available from February 2015 due to a court order

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Reservoir Storage Levels August, 2016

900

GWh

800

700

600

Samanalawewa
Randenigala

500

Victoria
Kotmale
Maussakelle

400

Castlereigh
300

200

100

0
1

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

20

Comparison with past years- Total Reservoir Storage Levels from 1st January
GWh
1200

1000

800

2012
2013
2014

600

2015
2016
400

200

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System Inflow August, 2016

GWh
16.0

14.0

13.8

12.0

11.8

10.0

8.3 8.2

8.0
7.6

6.0

7.2

6.2

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

2.5

3.4

3.6

2.4

2.0

7.1

6.8

5.8

5.6

4.0

7.1

6.4

6.2

5.8

8.0
7.4

4.1

3.6

4.0
3.3
2.3

2.2

0.0
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

22

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Demand Variation August, 2016

MW
2400
2200
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200

Nigh Peak

1000
Day Peak
800
Minimum
Demand

600
400

200

Highest Peak Demand: 2,256.3 MW on August 11

Lowest Peak Demand: 1,896.9 MW on August 17
Lowest Demand: 925.4 MW on August 01

23

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

Daily Load Curve for Day which Recorded Highest Night Peak During the month

MW

Load Curve for August 11,2016

2400

2100

1800

1500
CEB Hydro
IPP Thermal

1200

CEB
Thermal Oil
CEB Coal

900

600

300

0
Time of Day

Note: Contribution from Wind, Mini Hydro, Solar and Biomass is not included
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Comparison of Cumulative Generation Mix from January, 01 to August, 31

GWh
10,000
9,000

194.13
236.75

8,000

1241.57

190.64
863.19
7,000

SPP Wind

2331.72
6,000
3388.02
3336.57

5,000
4,000

CEB Coal

1923.66

3,000

IPP

687.61

1339.02

2922.19

2663.63

2015

2016

1449.42

2,000
1,000

1855.25

2014

Excluding generation from NCRE plants other than wind.

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Year

Comparison of Cumulative Generation from January, 01 to August, 31

GWh

10000

9000
8000
7000
6000

2014

5000

2015
2016

4000
3000
2000
1000

Note: Generation from SPP Mini Hydro, Solar and Biomass is not included
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Generation Capacity Variation August, 2016

3500

Reserve Margin

MW

100%
90%

3000
80%
2500

70%
61.8%

2000
54.1%
53.3%
50.6%
49.3%

53.4%

1500

46.6%

46.5%

38.6%
34.6%
32.5%
28.9%
28.0%

1000

35.3%

38.2%
37.1%

31.0%
31.8%
30.0%

46.8%
43.1%

41.7%
39.9%
37.1%
36.1%

60%
50%

Available
Capacity at
Night Peak

44.1%
39.0% 40%
37.4%

Night Peak

51.7%

45.6%

25.8%

30%
20%

500
10%
0

0%

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Note: Contribution from Renewable plants is not included

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Installed
Capacity

Reserve Margin
at Night Peak
(%)

28
31-Aug

30-Aug

29-Aug

28-Aug

27-Aug

26-Aug

25-Aug

24-Aug

23-Aug

22-Aug

21-Aug

20-Aug

19-Aug

18-Aug

17-Aug

16-Aug

15-Aug

14-Aug

13-Aug

12-Aug

11-Aug

10-Aug

9-Aug

8-Aug

7-Aug

6-Aug

5-Aug

4-Aug

3-Aug

2-Aug

1-Aug

Daily Variation of Generation Mix August, 2016

GWh

45000

40000

35000
SPP Wind

30000
IPP Thermal

25000

20000
CEB Coal

15000
CEB Thermal
Oil

10000
CEB Hydro

5000

Variation of Generation Mix - last 12 months

GWh
700

600

500

400
CEB Hydro
CEB Thermal Oil

300

CEB Coal
IPP Thermal
Renewable

200

100

Note: Generation from Mini Hydro, Solar and Biomass power plants are not included in Renewable generation figures of July and August.
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