| Location Map Zoom: | 8 |
| Ps Label1: | PUCSL license |
| Ps Data1: | EL/GS/13-03 |
| Coordinates: | 7.0158°N 79.8708°W |
The Aitken Spence Power Station (formerly referred to as the Meethotamulla Power Station) is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station currently under construction at Muthurajawela, Sri Lanka. It was originally planned to be built at Meethotamulla, the site of a large solid waste landfill which was under international media spotlight after the 2017 Meethotamulla garbage landslide which killed over 30 people. The power station will operate approximately 7500 hours a year, utilizing the 700MT of fresh waste from the Colombo Municipal Council area, daily.[1] [2] The power station in being built together with the KCHT Power Station.
The facility will generate of power, of which will be sold to the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board, at a rate of generated. Construction of the power station began on, and is expected to complete by 2020. It will be operated by, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence. The power station's PUCSL energy license is EL/GS/13-03.[3]