Northern Power Station

The Northern Power Station, is a 36 MW fuel-oil burning power station built in Chunnakam, Jaffna District, in Sri Lanka. The power station was built after the Northern Power company won a Ceylon Electricity Board tender to urgently set up a power station in the region in response to the 1990s/2000s power crisis.

Type: Power station
Description: power station in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka
Also known as: “Northern Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uthuru Janani Power Station and Chunnakam railway station.

Uthuru Janani Power Station

Power station

The Uthuru Janani Power Station is a 24-megawatt thermal power station commissioned on 1 January 2013, in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. The power station consists of three diesel-run generating units with a capacity of 8 MW each, producing 176 GWh annually. Uthuru Janani Power Station is situated 260 metres northwest of Northern Power Station.

Chunnakam railway station

Railway station

Chunnakam railway station is a railway station in the town of Chunnakam in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. Chunnakam railway station is situated 1 km north of Northern Power Station.

Inuvil railway station

Railway station

Inuvil railway station is a railway station in the village of Inuvil in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. Inuvil railway station is situated 1½ km south of Northern Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chunnakam and Urumpirai.

Chunnakam

Town

Chunnakam is a town, located 9.7 km north of Jaffna. It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the town was Mayilani.

Urumpirai

Village

Urumpirai is a town in Northern Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is located 9 km from Jaffna.

Uduvil

Village

Uduvil is an agricultural village of about 32.7 square kilometers situated along the KKS Road at about five miles to the North of Jaffna city, Sri Lanka. Uduvil is situated 2½ km west of Northern Power Station.

Northern Power Station

Categories: oil-fired power station and industry
Location: Chunnakam Town East, Valikamam South Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

9.73879° or 9° 44′ 20″ north

Longitude

80.03422° or 80° 2′ 3″ east

Operator

Northern Power Company Ltd.

Open location code

6MX2P2QM+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1206745229

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q25203535

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Satellite Map

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