Colombo Port Power Station
The Colombo Port Power Station is a 60-megawatt powership, permanently moored at the Colombo Harbour, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. After the plant's 15-year license expired in 2015, the Ceylon Electricity Board purchased the powership in a controversial deal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: permanently-moored powership in Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Barge Mounted Power Station” and “Colombo Port Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Anthony’s Shrine and Sugathadasa Stadium.
St. Anthony’s Shrine
Church
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Anthony's Shrine is a Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, Colombo 13, and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. St. Anthony’s Shrine is situated 740 metres south of Colombo Port Power Station.
Sugathadasa Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Vishmika dilshan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used for football, rugby union, and athletics. The stadium holds 25,000 people and has an on-site hotel. Sugathadasa Stadium is situated 1½ km southeast of Colombo Port Power Station.
St. Lucia’s Cathedral
Church
St. Lucia's Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The cathedral is located at Kotahena, in the north east of Colombo, on 18,240 sq. ft. of land. St. Lucia’s Cathedral is situated 1¼ km southeast of Colombo Port Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kotahena and Bloemendhal.
Bloemendhal
Suburb
Bloemendhal is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bloemendhal is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name Bloemendhal is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.
Colombo Port Power Station
- Categories: oil-fired power station, powership, and industry
- Location: Lunupokuna, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.95351° or 6° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
79.85577° or 79° 51′ 21″ eastOpen location code
6JRXXV34+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 222088861OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q16890555
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Highlights include Dock No.4 and Dock No.3.
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