🚧 Kotmale Dam

Sri Lanka · Asia · 7.06°N, 80.60°E

The Kotmale Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Kotmale, Sri Lanka. The dam generates power from three 67 MW turbines, with a total installed capacity to 201 MW, making it the second largest hydroelectric power station in Sri Lanka. Construction on the dam began in August 1979 and was ceremonially completed in February 1985. The dam forms the Kotmale Reservoir, which was renamed to Gamini Dissanayake Reservoir on 11 April 2003 following a request by Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.

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Quick facts

Country	Sri Lanka
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	7.06°N, 80.60°E · view on map

Kotmale Dam is located in Sri Lanka, in Asia.

More dams in Sri Lanka

Broadlands Dam · Canyon Dam (Sri Lanka) · Inginimitiya Dam · Maduru Oya Dam · Nilambe Dam · Rajanganaya Dam · Rantembe Dam · Samanala Dam · Udawalawe Dam · Upper Kotmale Dam.

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