Kamalaghat power station

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Kamalaghat power station is an operating power station of at least 56-megawatts (MW) in Kamalaghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is also known as Banco Munshiganj Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kamalaghat power station Kamalaghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23.5735, 90.4903 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1-3: 23.5735, 90.4903

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-3 operating[2][3][4] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[4] 56.1[4] internal combustion[2][3][4] 2018[3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1-3 Banco Energy Generation Ltd (BEGL) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/BANGKO+POWER+PLANT/@23.573227490.490216219.54z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3755b164230b7a97:0xc14a3cdd42a471d5!8m2!3d23.5735498!4d90.4903878. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221104182700/http://119.40.95.168/bpdb/daily_generation_report. Archived from the original on 04 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.energytransitionbd.org/post/kamalaghat-54-mw-banco-hfo-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) http://old.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb/resourcefile/dailygen_archive/6423report.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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