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Wind turbine blade collapse damages houses at Kalpitiya wind farm, Sri Lanka

Feb 2025Published 7 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where
wind farm in the Kurinjipitiya area of Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
Operator
Senok Wind Power Pvt Ltd
What
a blade detached and fell, destroying a storeroom and damaging two houses
Injuries
None reported
Cause
Not reported

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Senok Wind Power Pvt

What happened

On 2 February 2025, a blade from a wind turbine at a wind farm in the Kurinjipitiya area of Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka, detached and fell, destroying a storeroom and slightly damaging two nearby houses. No one was inside the storeroom at the time and no injuries were reported. Local residents alleged that the turbine, part of a wind farm operated by Senok Wind Power Pvt Ltd, had not been properly maintained despite being exposed to corrosive salt-laden coastal winds since it was installed over a decade earlier.

According to reporting citing the Daily Mirror, the affected homeowner did not report the incident to police because the company agreed to pay compensation directly. The turbines at the site are reported to stand around 270 feet tall with blades around 190 feet long. The company operates five turbines in the area.

Contributing factors

Residents allege inadequate maintenance of an ageing turbine exposed to salt-laden coastal winds for over a decade; this has not been independently confirmed by an official investigation.

Lessons learned

  1. Blades on coastal turbines need more frequent inspection to counter salt corrosion and fatigue.
  2. Operators must report incidents that affect residents to authorities to allow industry learning.

More lessons on structural integrity and turbines, emergency response and public communication, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Cause of the blade detachment
  • Turbine model and age
  • Cost of the damage and repairs
  • Duration of any turbine downtime

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Source

srilankamirror.com

Published 2026-09-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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