Sapugaskanda Refinery
The Sapugaskanda Refinery is the single largest oil refinery of Sri Lanka. The refinery was built in August 1969 by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the guidance of Iran, initially designed to process 38,000 barrels per stream day.- Type: Industry
- Description: oil refinery in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery” and “Sapugaskanda Petroleum Refinery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sapugaskanda Power Station and Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station.
Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 160-megawatt base load thermal power station located in Heiyanthuduwa, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Refinery, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 330 metres southeast of Sapugaskanda Refinery.
Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 51 MW thermal power station in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka. Planning for the fuel oil-run power station dated back to 1994, when the Ceylon Electricity Board issued a tender for an IPP project for 50 megawatts. Asia Power Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Sapugaskanda Refinery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mawaramandiya and Kiribathgoda.
Mawaramandiya
Village
Mawaramandiya is a village situated in the Gampaha District of the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Mawaramandiya is situated 3½ km northeast of Sapugaskanda Refinery.
Kiribathgoda
Town
Kiribathgoda is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. Kiribathgoda is situated 4 km northwest of Sapugaskanda Refinery.
Biyagama
Village
Biyagama is a suburb in Gampaha District, situated in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is 12 miles from Colombo. A Free Trade Zone was established in Biyagama in 1985. "Kaduwela" interchange of expressway is located on Biyagama to Peliyagoda road. Biyagama is situated 4 km southeast of Sapugaskanda Refinery.
Sapugaskanda Refinery
- Category: oil refinery
- Location: Sapugaskanda, Biyagama Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.96344° or 6° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
79.95762° or 79° 57′ 27″ east
Open location code
6JRXXX75+92
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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