17 February, 2021
The Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the Sri Lanka’s First Waste-To-Energy Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya this evening.
It is expected to recycle solid waste within the Colombo Municipal Area to generate 11.5 mw of power converting 500-700 metric tonnes of municipality waste into electricity.
The USD 100-million project was managed by Western Power Company Pvt. Ltd, a member of Aitken Spence Group.