Mirsarai power station
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Mirsarai power station (মীরসরাই power station) is a cancelled power station in Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is also known as Mirshorai power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mirsarai power station | Mirsarai, Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh | 22.771667, 91.575 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 150 | unknown | – | – |
| Unit 2 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 150 | unknown | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd (BSRM) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd (BSRM) [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel
- Captive industry: Power
Background
In April 2015, Chittagong Power Company Limited (CPCL), a sister company of Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills (BSRM), notified the Bangadesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) that it intended to build a 150 MW merchant coal plant at Mirsarai and to supply 20 percent of the power from the plant to the grid. The company was also planning to set up a substation to supply electricity from the project to the national grid.[1] The company obtained a license to produce and sell power from the plant to private-sector clients, according to BERC. The company planned to also build a second 150 MW plant at a later time.[2]
In May 2017, it was reported that Star Infrastructure Development and Kunming Iron and Steel Company would jointly set up a steel plant with an annual production capacity of two million tonnes in Mirsarai economic zone of Chittagong, with Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills (BSRM) playing a key role in implementation of the project. The project plan included a 167 MW coal plant.[3] However, in March 2018 it was reported the 167 MW plant would be powered by liquid fuel or fossil gas instead.[4]
In March 2018, the Bangladesh Post reported there was no visible progress on the coal plant project.[5]
The plant was not listed in the Bangladesh 2016 Master Plan "Revisited", released in November 2018.[6] It appears to be cancelled.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "BSRM to Install 150MW Merchant Project in Ctg," Energy & Power, accessed May 2016
- ↑ "BSRM gets first merchant power plant license," Financial Express, May 25, 2015
- ↑ "Star consortium, China’s KISC to build steel manufacturing plant: BIDA," New Age, May 18, 2017
- ↑ "MAN Energy Solutions Secures Orders for Plants in Bangladesh," PowerMag, August 3, 2018
- ↑ "No progress in 19 power plants yet," The Bangladesh Post, March 9, 2018
- ↑ 2016 Master Plan "Revisited", Bangladesh Power Division, November 2018
Additional data
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