Chittagong power station (Orion)

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Chittagong power station (Orion) is a cancelled power station in Chittagong city, Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is also known as Mirsharai.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chittagong power station (Orion) Chittagong city, Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh 22.3242, 91.8622 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 283 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Orion Group [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): imported

Background

In June 2012, the Bangladesh Power Development Board signed three agreements with Orion Power to set up three private coal-fired power plants in Khulna, Chittagong, and Mawa, Bangladesh totaling 1,200 megawatt capacity. It was reported the Chittagong power station (Orion) would have a generating capacity of 282.67 MW.[1][2]

In April 2013, it was reported that the Chittagong project would be merged with Orion's 283 MW Khulna power station (Orion) into a single 565 MW plant at Khulna.[3] The Khulna power station (Orion) is also a cancelled project.

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