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Table 402 (Soc., Infra., General)
Infrastructure (2000-2008)
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                     Year                         Item 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007     2008(a)
Electricity                  
Installed Capacity, MW 1,837 1,999 2,230 2,243 2,378 2,411 2,434 2,444 2,644
Generation, GWh 6,844 6,627 6,951 7,612 8,159 8,769 9,389 9,814 9,901
Telecommunication                  
 Telephones- Wire line Telephones 653,144 708,200 768,620 817,750 860,468 919,040 909,894 931,737 933,536
                       Wireless Local Loop 114,267 121,082 114,488 116,021 130,771 324,953 974,184 1,810,322 2,512,875
                       Cellular Phones  430,202 667,662 931,580 1,393,403 2,211,158 3,361,775 5,412,496 7,983,489 11,082,508
               Public Pay Phones 8,222 7,281 6,681 6,440 6,095 6,285 7,561 8,526 8,500
(Telephones+Cellular Phones) / 1,000 Persons, 63 80 96 121 165 234 370 536 719
 Internet and Email Subscribers 40,497 61,532 70,082 85,500 93,300 115,000 130,000 202,348 234,000
 Radio Paging  Subscribers 7,009 6,535 5,516 2,851 828       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.
Port Services (Colombo)                  
Vessels Arrived 3,832 3,570 3,787 3,838 3,638 3,929 4,228 4,326 4,424
Cargo Discharged (x1,000t) 16,381 15,697 16,869 17,830 19,688 21,540 24,085 26,110 28,086
Cargo Loaded (x1,000t) 8,841 9,044 9,404 10,368 11,611 12,932 15,342 17,739 19,874
Container Throughput, TEU ' 000 1,733 1,727 1,765 1,959 2,221 2,455 3,079 3,381 3,687
Transportation                   
Road(A & B Class)  (Km) 11,484 11,547 11,450 11,450 11,661 11,661 11,773 11,902 11,902
Motor Vehicles(New Registration) No. 91,929 72,634 113,604 181,502 223,842 229,669 300,522 297,892 265,199
Regional Bus Companies (SLTB)                   
Buses Operated (Daily Average) 5,243 5,722 5,310 4,599 4,050 3,828 3,801 4,127 4,247
Passenger Kilometres (x1,000,000) 19,864 21,204 20,436 17,446 14,537 12,670 12,871 14,694 15,037
Private Operator Buses   16,379 15,520 16,274 16,583 16,727 16,842 12,408 12,108 12,929
Sri Lanka Railways                  
Passenger Kilometres (x1,000,000) 12,208 3,979 4,079 4,627 4,684 4,358 4,311 4,769 4,669
Freight Ton Kilometres (x1,000,000t) 88 109 131 129 134 135 138 133 121
Sri Lankan Air Lines                   
Passenger (x1,000) 1,756 1,742 1,745 1,962 2,413 2,808 3,122 3,211 3,970
Freight (x1,000t) 55 53 53 65 79 90 98 98 87
© 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Key:  (a) Provisional
Revised:  2009(y)/12(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka