| Laxapana Dam | |
| Location Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Location Map Size: | 280px |
| Coordinates: | 6.9189°N 80.4894°W |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Location: | Laxapana Central Province |
| Purpose: | P |
| Status: | O |
| Owner: | Ceylon Electricity Board |
| Dam Type: | G |
| Dam Crosses: | Maskeliya Oya |
| Res Name: | Laxapana Reservoir |
| Res Max Length: | 300m (1,000feet) |
| Res Max Width: | 130m (430feet) |
| Plant Name: | Polpitiya Power Station |
| Plant Coordinates: | 6.9778°N 80.4567°W |
The Laxapana Dam is a gravity dam built across the Maskeliya Oya, 2.81NaN1 downstream of the Laxapana Falls, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.[1]
The dam creates the Laxapana Reservoir, which is sustained by water from the Kelani River, as well as discharged water from the Old Laxapana Hydroelectric Power Stations and New Laxapana Hydroelectric Power Stations. The Old Laxapana and New Laxapana hydroelectric power stations belongs to the Norton Dam and Canyon Dam respectively, delivered via penstocks.
The combined hydro resource of the Laxapana Reservoir is fed into another penstock to a further 7.81NaN1 downstream for utilization of power generation at the Polpitiya Power Station, located at . The power station, which is also called as the Samanala Hydroelectric Power Station, consists of two generation units rated at each, both of which were commissioned in .[2] [3]