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Overview

Chinese Government provides Rs. 13 billion funding for Kerawalapitiya waste-to-energy power plant in October 2019

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$75,848,663
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2019
End (planned)
Jan 1, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sri Lanka

Loan description

Chinese Government provides Rs. 13 billion funding for Kerawalapitiya waste-to-energy power plant in October 2019

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 10, 2019, Sri Lanka's Daily News reported that a "Chinese government aid scheme" provided the funding for the Kerawalapitiya waste-to-energy power plant in Kerawalapitiya, Hendala, Sri Lanka. No further information was available about the specifics of the aid. The plant's purpose is to recycle waste into usable energy, and would produce 10 megawatts of energy. The waste will be sourced from the capital city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The construction was set to be completed in January of 2020. Aitken Spence, a Sri Lankan company, was in charge of construction. The plant faced pushback due to possible pollution from smoke emissions. Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake claimed that by using a 60-foot tall chimney, smoke would be redirected to the upper atmosphere and pollution would be avoided.

Staff comments

1. AidData assumes that this project was financed with a Chinese Government grant for the time being. This issue warrants further investigation.