Dams in Sri Lanka

The following pages most dams in Sri Lanka. Most of these dams are governed by the Mahaweli Authority, while the Ceylon Electricity Board operates dams used for hydroelectric power generation. Most dams are used for irrigation or water supply, while others are used for hydroelectric power generation. Some dams are also utilized for more than one purpose. Only dams with a length of more than 100 m (330 ft) or a height of 10 m (33 ft) are listed.
Hydroelectric dams, including dam-less hydro such and pumped-storage and run-of-the-river, and small hydros accounts for nearly half of the installed power capacity of Sri Lanka.

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