| ELECTRICITY SECTOR OVERVIEW (from 1990 to 1999) | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| GENERATION SRI LANKA (GWh) | ||||||||||
| HYDRO, CEB AND SPP | 3,144.7 | 3,116.6 | 2,900.9 | 3,796.0 | 4,089.1 | 4,514.0 | 3,251.9 | 3,447.4 | 3,915.0 | 4,170.0 |
| THERMAL, CEB, IPP AND HIRED | 5.0 | 260.5 | 639.8 | 182.7 | 275.4 | 269.1 | 1,124.1 | 1,461.7 | 1,646.4 | 1,913.5 |
| NON-CONVENTIONAL, CEB | 3.5 | |||||||||
| SELF-GENERATION BY CUSTOMERS | 22.2 | 17.2 | 152.0 | 235.0 | 114.0 | 107.8 | ||||
| OFF-GRID, CONVENTIONAL | 78.4 | |||||||||
| OFF-GRID, NON-CONVENTIONAL | ||||||||||
| GROSS GENERATION SRI LANKA | 3,149.7 | 3,377.1 | 3,540.7 | 3,978.7 | 4,386.8 | 4,800.3 | 4,527.9 | 5,144.1 | 5,675.4 | 6,273.2 |
| TOTAL LOSSES IN SRI LANKA | ||||||||||
| POWER PLANT OWN USE (GWh) | 16.0 | 22.5 | 30.1 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 39.2 | 38.7 | 63.2 | 67.0 |
| T&D LOSS (GWh) | 738.7 | 787.7 | 744.4 | 745.9 | 856.0 | 938.7 | 785.1 | 899.8 | 1,037.8 | 1,268.5 |
| TOTAL OWN USE AND LOSS (GWh) | 754.7 | 810.2 | 774.5 | 771.8 | 882.5 | 965.0 | 824.3 | 938.6 | 1,101.0 | 1,335.6 |
| TOTAL OWN USE AND LOSS (% OF GROSS GEN) | 24.0% | 24.0% | 21.9% | 19.4% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 18.8% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 21.9% |
| TOTAL ELECTRICITY USE (CEB +LECO+SELF+OFFGRID)(GWh) | ||||||||||
| DOMESTIC | 768.1 | 861.6 | 907.8 | 1,030.8 | 1,164.8 | 1,302.0 | 1,273.8 | 1,477.7 | 1,669.1 | 1,861.6 |
| RELIGIOUS | 22.8 | 24.5 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 26.9 | 30.3 | 34.6 |
| INDUSTRIAL | 1,054.3 | 1,085.5 | 1,190.7 | 1,355.9 | 1,577.1 | 1,707.8 | 1,649.8 | 1,819.1 | 1,901.5 | 1,987.8 |
| COMMERCIAL | 519.0 | 562.6 | 600.2 | 739.2 | 684.2 | 747.3 | 696.9 | 818.5 | 910.5 | 995.5 |
| STREET LIGHTING | 30.8 | 32.6 | 40.0 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 53.7 | 58.9 | 63.3 | 63.0 | 65.2 |
| TOTAL ELECTRICITY USE SRI LANKA (GWh) | 2,395.0 | 2,566.9 | 2,766.2 | 3,206.9 | 3,504.3 | 3,835.4 | 3,703.6 | 4,205.5 | 4,574.4 | 4,944.7 |
| FUEL USED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION | ||||||||||
| FUEL OIL (million litres) | 1.2 | 31.5 | 51.7 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 17.0 | 77.9 | 72.9 | 116.2 | 106.1 |
| COAL | ||||||||||
| RESIDUAL FUEL (million litres) | 0.1 | 25.8 | 38.2 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 52.8 | 56.8 | 193.8 | 226.6 |
| DIESEL (Million litres) | 1.5 | 19.3 | 134.1 | 6.5 | 44.9 | 58.4 | 266.7 | 364.8 | 126.7 | 228.6 |
| NAPHTHA (million litres) | ||||||||||
| TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY IN THE GRID (MW) | 1,283.7 | 1,283.7 | 1,403.7 | 1,403.7 | 1,403.7 | 1,403.7 | 1,448.1 | 1,705.6 | 1,674.3 | 1,692.6 |
| SYSTEM PEAK DEMAND (MW) | 639.6 | 685.4 | 741.9 | 812.5 | 910.4 | 979.7 | 968.4 | 1,037.0 | 1,136.5 | 1,291.0 |
| SYSTEM LOAD FACTOR | 56.2% | 56.2% | 54.5% | 55.9% | 54.7% | 55.7% | 51.6% | 54.0% | 55.9% | 53.8% |
| SYSTEM RESERVE MARGIN | 100.7% | 87.3% | 89.2% | 72.8% | 54.2% | 43.3% | 49.5% | 64.5% | 47.3% | 31.1% |