Uthuru Janani 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.- Type: Power station
- Description: oil-fired power station in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Chunnakam Power Plant”, “Chunnakam Power Station”, “New Chunnakam Power Plant”, “New Chunnakam Power Station”, and “Uthuru Janani Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northern Power Station and Chunnakam railway station.
Northern Power Station
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. Northern Power Station is situated 260 metres southeast of Uthuru Janani 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 590 metres north of Uthuru Janani 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 Uthuru Janani 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.
Mallakam
Village
Mallakam is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately 10 kilometres north of the city of Jaffna. The town is divided into three Village Officer Divisions whose combined population was 6,834 at the 2012 census. Mallakam is situated 2½ km north of Uthuru Janani Power Station.
Uthuru Janani Power Station
Latitude
9.74096° or 9° 44′ 28″ northLongitude
80.03327° or 80° 1′ 60″ eastOperator
Ceylon Electricity BoardOpen location code
6MX2P2RM+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 1206745239OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q25058343
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In Other Languages
“Uthuru Janani Power Station” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Elektrarna Uthuru Džanani”
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