Kotmale Dam
The Kotmale Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Kotmale, Sri Lanka. The dam generates power from three 67 MW turbines, with a total installed capacity to 201 MW, making it the second largest hydroelectric power station in Sri Lanka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warakawa and Nawalapitiya.
Nawalapitiya
Town
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Nawalapitiya is a town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. It is 38 km from Kandy and 112 km from Colombo, at a height of 589 m above sea level.
Hapugastalawa
Village
Hapugastalawa is a rural town in the Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. Hapugastalawa is located 52.7 km west of Nuwara Eliya, in the Divisional Secretariat Division of the Kothmale. Hapugastalawa is situated 3 km southeast of Kotmale Dam.
Kotmale Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Sri Lanka
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Mallanda, Kothmale Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Kotmale Dam” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kotmale Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Kotmale”
- Persian: “سد کوتمل”
- Sinhala: “කොත්මලේ වේල්ල”
- Swedish: “Kotmaledammen”
- Tamil: “கொத்மலை அணை”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Котмале”
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