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Table  304 (Pro., Serv., Elect.)
Electricity Generation and Consumption (1985-1997)
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                      Year             Item 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Installed Capacity (MW) 949 1,065 1,071 1,208 1,240 1,289 1,289 1,409 1,409 1,409 1,409 1,409 1,564
   Hydro 679 801 801 938 968 1,017 1,017 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,137
   Thermal 270 264 270 270 272 272 272 272 272 272 272 272 427
Maximum Demand (MW) 315 540 970 594 418 640 685 742 812 911 980 968 1,037
Units Generated (GWh) 2,464 2,652 2,707 2,799 2,859 3,150 3,376 3,540 3,979 4,364 4,783 4,223 4,498
   Hydro 2,395 2,645 2,177 2,597 2,802 3,145 3,116 2,900 3,796 4,089 4,514 3,249 3,448
   Thermal 69 7 530 202 57 5 260 640 183 275 269 974 1,050
Sales (GWh) 1,990 2,156 2,176 2,291 2,273 2,622 2,662 2,776 3,269 3,565 3,915 3,588 4,039
  Domestic 346 369 382 411 420 514 644 704 826 928 1,034 1,046 1,213
  Industry 850 926 867 905 848 1,010 958 917 1,223 1,406 1,527 1,361 1,430
    Small Units 35 36 39 42 43 55 67 76 86 98 99 95 101
    Medium Units 411 445 450 479 459 599 494 508 614 705 764 719 805
    Large Units 404 445 378 384 346 356 397 333 523 603 664 547 524
  Commercial 280 305 341 358 357 423 466 581 641 582 631 592 689
  Bulk Supply 502 543 571 601 631 657 572 545 536 609 683 542 657
  Street Lighting 12 13 15 16 17 18 22 29 43 40 40 47 50
© ‚Q‚O‚O‚WC KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Economic & Social Statistics of Sri Lanka (1998)
Revised:  2008(y)/09(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka