| Mannar Island Wind Farm | |
| Location Map Caption: | Location within Northern Province |
| Coordinates: | 9.0503°N 79.7869°W |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Location: | Mannar Island |
| Status: | Under Construction |
| Construction Began: | March 2014 |
| Commissioned: | 8 December 2020 |
| Cost: | US$ 200 million |
| Owner: | CEB |
| Wind Farm Type: | Onshore |
| Ps Units Manu Model: | Vestas |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 103.5 MW |
The Thambapavani Wind Farm named after Thambapanni and Pavan meaning wing in Sinhalese. Also called Mannar Island Wind Farm or Mannar Wind Farm) is a 100-megawatt wind farm which was built on the southern coast of the Mannar Island, in Sri Lanka. The project would cost approximately, 78% of which will be borne by the Asian Development Bank,[1] while the remaining 22% will be borne by the developers, the Ceylon Electricity Board. Identification of land plots and ownership has already begun.[2] It is currently regarded as the largest wind farm in Sri Lanka and it is also the first wind power plant to be owned by the Ceylon Electricity Board.[3] [4]
Sri Lanka largest wind farm and first wind farm own by state-owned company Ceylon Electricity Board.[5] Mannar wind power project awarded to Denmark bases Wind turbine manufacture company Vestas Asian Pacific, a global leader in installing wind power plants.[6]
The wind farm project commenced in March 2014 and it was expected to commence operations in end-2018, under the request of Gobba Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. Tenders for the construction will be called in April 2016. The wind farm is part of a larger 300-megawatt mixed-ownership wind power development plan on the Mannar Island.[7]
It was officially opened by the then Sri Lankan Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on 8 December 2020.[8] [9]