The Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms are two legally separate wind farms built together by Seguwantivu Wind Power and Vidatamunai Wind Power, on the south-east shore of the Puttalam Lagoon, in Puttalam, Sri Lanka.
Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms
Aerial view of all twenty-five wind turbines of the Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai wind farms.
The Seguwantivu Wind Farm utilizes thirteen 800-kilowattGamesa AE-59wind turbines, while the Vidatamunai Wind Farm utilizes twelve wind turbines also of the same model, thus totalling the installed capacity to 9.6MW and 10.4MW respectively. The wind farm is approximately 3.2 km (2.0 mi) in length, and is diagonal from north-west to south-east, with the mainland on the north-east the Puttalam Lagoon on the south-west.[2] The twelve northern turbines belong to Vidatamunai Wind Farm, while the thirteen southern turbines belong to Seguwantivu.[3] The wind farms cost US$40 million to construct.[4]
The transportation of wind turbines from the Colombo Harbour to the wind farm site was carried out by Agility Logistics in late-2009.[5][6][7]Power lines and telephone poles had to be permanently raised to 19 ft (5.8 m) in order to accommodate the transportation of large turbine parts from the Harbour to the construction site. The erection of each turbine required three cranes; a 230 metric ton lattice crane with a 110 m (361 ft) boom, a 60 metric ton crane, and a 10 metric ton crane, all of which were imported. The wind farms together produces 52.56 GWh of electricity annually. A central control station, two indoor switch yards of 10MW each, 1kV/33kV transformers, and an administration building has been built in the Mullipuram Village to support the operations of the wind farm.[2][3]
Aerial view of eighteen of the twenty-five turbines. Seven turbines in the series are obscured by clouds.
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seguwantivu, vidatamunai, wind, farms, legally, separate, wind, farms, built, together, seguwantivu, wind, power, vidatamunai, wind, power, south, east, shore, puttalam, lagoon, puttalam, lanka, aerial, view, twenty, five, wind, turbines, seguwantivu, vidatamu. The Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms are two legally separate wind farms built together by Seguwantivu Wind Power and Vidatamunai Wind Power on the south east shore of the Puttalam Lagoon in Puttalam Sri Lanka Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind FarmsAerial view of all twenty five wind turbines of the Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai wind farms Location in Sri LankaCountrySri LankaLocationPuttalamCoordinates08 03 18 N 79 48 23 E 8 05500 N 79 80639 E 8 05500 79 80639StatusOperationalConstruction beganAugust 2009Commission dateJune 2010Construction costUS 40 millionOwner s WindForce Pvt LtdOperator s Seguwantivu Wind Power Pvt Ltd Vidatamunai Wind Power Pvt LtdWind farmTypeOnshoreHub height60 m 197 ft 1 Power generationUnits operational25 800KWMake and modelGamesa Corporacion Tecnologica Gamesa AE 59Nameplate capacity20 MWAnnual net output52 56 GWhExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons edit on Wikidata The Seguwantivu Wind Farm utilizes thirteen 800 kilowatt Gamesa AE 59 wind turbines while the Vidatamunai Wind Farm utilizes twelve wind turbines also of the same model thus totalling the installed capacity to 9 6MW and 10 4MW respectively The wind farm is approximately 3 2 km 2 0 mi in length and is diagonal from north west to south east with the mainland on the north east the Puttalam Lagoon on the south west 2 The twelve northern turbines belong to Vidatamunai Wind Farm while the thirteen southern turbines belong to Seguwantivu 3 The wind farms cost US 40 million to construct 4 The transportation of wind turbines from the Colombo Harbour to the wind farm site was carried out by Agility Logistics in late 2009 5 6 7 Power lines and telephone poles had to be permanently raised to 19 ft 5 8 m in order to accommodate the transportation of large turbine parts from the Harbour to the construction site The erection of each turbine required three cranes a 230 metric ton lattice crane with a 110 m 361 ft boom a 60 metric ton crane and a 10 metric ton crane all of which were imported The wind farms together produces 52 56 GWh of electricity annually A central control station two indoor switch yards of 10MW each 1kV 33kV transformers and an administration building has been built in the Mullipuram Village to support the operations of the wind farm 2 3 Aerial view of eighteen of the twenty five turbines Seven turbines in the series are obscured by clouds See also edit nbsp Sri Lanka portal nbsp Weather portal nbsp Renewable energy portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms Electricity in Sri Lanka List of power stations in Sri LankaReferences edit Gamesa AE 59 Gamesa Retrieved 13 October 2012 a b Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms Windpower lk Retrieved 13 October 2012 a b Manjula Perera CEO Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Power One Success Story PDF Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Power Retrieved 13 October 2012 Puttalam wind power plant will be commissioned on July 1st Development lk 29 June 2010 Retrieved 13 October 2012 Wind power in Sri Lanka Agility Logistics Retrieved 13 October 2012 Agility wins logistics contract SundayObserver lk 13 December 2009 Retrieved 13 October 2012 Sri Lanka begins groundwork for wind power LankaBusinessOnline com 9 December 2009 Retrieved 13 October 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms amp oldid 1039965653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
