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Table  307 (Pro., Serv., Elect.)
Electricity Generation and Consumption (2004-2005, 2009-2010)
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                                 Year                             Performance 2004 2005 Growth Rate 2009 2010 (a) Growth Rate (%)
2004 2005 2009 2010 (a)
1.Available capacity (MW) 2,378 2,427 6.0 2.1        
1.1.Installed capacity (b) 2,329 2,407 4.8 3.3 2,684 2,817 1.5 5.0
1.1.1.Hydro 1,280 1,287 2.6 0.5 1,379 1,382 2.5 0.2
1.1.2.Thermal 1,025 1,115 5.3 8.8 1,290 1,390 0.4 7.8
1.1.3.Wind/Other 3 3 0.0 0.0 15 45 0.0 200.0
1.2.Hired private power 20 - 0.0 - - - - -
2.Units generated (GWh) 8,159 8,766 7.2 7.4 9,882 10,714 -0.2 8.4
2.1.Installed capacity 7,535 8,766     9,882 10,714    
2.1.1.Hydro 2,961 3,450 -10.5 16.5 3,881 5,636 -6.0 45.2
2.1.2.Thermal 4,571 5,314 17.1 16.3 5,975 4,995 3.7 -16.4
2.1.3.Wind/Other 3 2 -11.5 -33.3 26 83 188.9 219.2
2.2.Hired private power 509 - 29.1   - -   -
3.Total sales by CEB (GWh) 6,666 7,254     8,441 9,268 0.3 9.8
3.1.Domestic and religious 2,204 2,444 8.6 10.9 2,927 3,186 4.6 8.8
3.2.Industrial 2,266 2,446 5.0 7.9 2,518 2,870 -6.0 14.0
3.3.General Purpose 1,132 1,254 8.6 10.8 1,768 1,903 3.8 7.6
3.4.Bulk sales LECO** 981 1,027 9.7 4.7 1,120 1,201 -0.9 7.2
3.5.Street lighting 83 83 0.0 0.0 108 108 0.0 0.0
4.LECO sales (GWh) 912 972 8.2 6.6 1,050 1,123 -2.0 7.0
4.1.Domestic and religious 435 464 8.2 6.7 486 510 1.3 4.9
4.2.Industrial 225 241 5.1 7.1 208 229 -12.2 10.1
4.3.General Purpose 191 210 13.7 9.9 331 363 1.2 9.7
4.4.Street lighting 23 24 4.5 4.3 25 21 -7.4 -16.0
4.5.Other 38 33 2.7 -13.2        
5.Overall System loss of CEB (%) 17.1 17.3 -10.5 1.2 14.6 13.5 -2.7 -7.5
6.Number of Consumers ('000) (c)  3,597 3,802 6.4 5.7 4,749 4,958 4.5 4.4
6.1.Domestic and religious 3,182 3,361 6.3 5.6 4,207 4,392 4.5 4.4
6.2.Industrial 37 38 4.7 2.7 46 48 4.5 4.3
6.3.General Purpose 378 403 7.5 6.6 491 513 3.8 4.5
© 2011, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Sources: 
2004-2005; The Annual Report, Central Bank, Sri Lanka
2009-2010; Ceylon Electricity Board, Lanka Electricity Company (Pvt.) Ltd
Key:
*: CEB; Ceylon Electricity Board (a) Provisional
**: LECO;  Lanka Electricity Co.(Pvt) Ltd. (b) Inclusive of Independent Power Producers (IPPs)
(c) Inclusive of LECO consumers
Revised:  2011(y)/07(m)31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka