Aitken Spence Power Station

The Aitken Spence Power Station (formerly referred to as the Meethotamulla 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. The power station will operate approximately 7500 hours a year, utilizing the 700 metric tons (1,500,000 lb) of fresh waste from the Colombo Municipal Council area, daily.^[1][2] The power station in being built together with the KCHT Power Station.

Aitken Spence Power Station
Country	Sri Lanka
Coordinates	07°00′56″N 79°52′14″E
Status	Under construction
Construction began	10 August 2017
Construction cost	9,000 million Rs (2018)
Owner	Aitken Spence
Operator	Western Power Company
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Municipal solid waste
Feed-in tariff	36.2 Sri Lankan rupee (per kilowatt-hour)
PUCSL license	EL/GS/13-03
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	10 MW
Annual net output	86.25 GWh

The facility generates 11.5 megawatt (MW) of power, of which 9.7 MW will be sold to the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board,^[1] at a rate of Rs. 37.10 per KWh generated.^[2] Construction of the US$98 million power station began on 10 August 2017, and started operations in 2021. It is operated by Western Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence.^[2] The power station's PUCSL energy license is EL/GS/13-03.^[3][4]

See also

• List of power stations in Sri Lanka
• Muthurajawela wetlands