Yugadanavi Power Station
The Yugadanavi Power Station is a large oil-fired power station in Sri Lanka. The 300 MW power station is located in Kerawalapitiya, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: power station in Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Kerawalapitiya Power plant”, “Kerawalapitiya Power Plant”, “Kerawalapitiya Power Station”, and “Yugadanavi Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aitken Spence Power Station and St. Anthony’s College, Wattala.
Aitken Spence Power Station
Power station
The Aitken Spence Power Station is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station in Kerawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. Aitken Spence Power Station is situated 620 metres northwest of Yugadanavi Power Station.
St. Anthony’s College, Wattala
School
St. Anthony's College, Wattala is a catholic boys' school in Wattala, Sri Lanka. St. Anthony’s College, Wattala is situated 3½ km southeast of Yugadanavi Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mabola and Wattala.
Mabola
Hamlet
Mabola or Mabole is a town and Urban Council in Gampaha District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. With Wattala it forms Wattala–Mabola urban council. Mabola is situated 2½ km east of Yugadanavi Power Station.
Wattala
Town
Wattala is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated around 9 km northeast of Colombo, on the A3 highway between Colombo and Negombo. Wattala is situated 3 km southeast of Yugadanavi Power Station.
Kandana
Town
Kandana is a suburb of Gampaha in Western Province, Sri Lanka, 19 km north of the Colombo city centre. Due to the proximity to Negombo as well as the Bandaranaike International Airport, the suburb is a popular residential area. Kandana is situated 5 km northeast of Yugadanavi Power Station.
Yugadanavi Power Station
- Categories: oil-fired power station, combined cycle power station, and industry
- Location: Balagala, Wattala Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.01137° or 7° 0′ 41″ northLongitude
79.87419° or 79° 52′ 27″ eastOperator
Ceylon Electricity BoardOpen location code
6JVX2V6F+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 424596441Wikidata ID
Q16060180
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Sinhala—“Yugadanavi Power Station” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “central elèctrica de Yugadanavi”
- French: “centrale électrique de Kerawalapitiya”
- French: “Centrale électrique de Yugadanavi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Yugadanavi oljekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Yugadanavi oljekraftverk”
- Sinhala: “යුගදනවි බලාගාරය”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dickowita Fishery Harbour and St Joseph’s Church Kerawalapitiya.
Nearby Places
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