DocumentCode
1214786
Title
Sri Lanka´s Kotmale hydro project
Author
Gosschalk, E.M. ; Longman, A.D.
Author_Institution
Sir WIlliam Halcrow Partners, Swindon, UK
Volume
1
Issue
2
fYear
1987
fDate
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
85
Lastpage
91
Abstract
The Kotmale hydropower project is a major component of the massive Mahaweli Ganga development. Adverse geological conditions at the originally planned dam site necessitated a change in the dam´s location, and a comprehensive account of the investigations and project design is presented here, together with details of the main features of the scheme
Keywords
dams; electric generators; hydroelectric power stations; turbines; Kotmale hydropower project; Mahaweli Ganga development; Sri Lanka; dam location; geological conditions; turbine generators; underground power station;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0950-3366
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/pe:19870013
Filename
4807719
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