Randenigala Dam
The Randenigala Dam is a large hydroelectric embankment dam at Rantembe, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Construction of the dam began in November 1982, and was completed in approximately 4 years.Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Randenigala Hydropower Plant” and “Randenigala Power Station”
- Address: Mahawali Rajamawatha
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rantembe Dam.
Rantembe Dam
Dam
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rantembe Dam is a 52-megawatt hydroelectric gravity dam at Rantembe, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Construction of the dam began in January 1987, and was completed on schedule in April 1990. Rantembe Dam is situated 2½ km east of Randenigala Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dewahandiya and Galketiwela.
Dewahandiya
Village
Dewahandiya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Dewahandiya is situated 6 km north of Randenigala Dam.
Galketiwela
Hamlet
Galketiwela is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Galketiwela is situated 10 km south of Randenigala Dam.
Randenigala Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, industry, and building
- Location: Bembiya, Minipe Divisional Secretariat, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.20238° or 7° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
80.92619° or 80° 55′ 34″ eastOperator
Ceylon Electricity BoardOpen location code
6MV26W2G+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 535700637OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7291667
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Randenigala Dam” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Randenigala Dam”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Randenigala-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Randenigala-demningen”
- Persian: “سد راندنیگالا”
- Sinhala: “රන්දෙණිගල වේල්ල”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Ранденігала”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rantembe Cadets Training School and Dewahandiya East.
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