Sylhet power station
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Sylhet power station is an operating power station of at least 225-megawatts (MW) in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is also known as Kumargaon Power Plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sylhet power station | Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh | 24.9102713, 91.8288124 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 24.9102713, 91.8288124
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[2][3][4] | fossil gas - natural gas[5] | 225[4] | combined cycle[4] | – | 2020[6] | – |
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 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
Background
The plant is also known as Kumargaon Power Plant or Kumargaon Power Station. The plant is operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
In 2009, the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh planned to upgrade the 150 MW Sylhet Gas turbine power plant to a 225 MW Combined cycle power plant to generate more power using less gas. For this purpose, Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) signed a deal with Shanghai Electric Group.
The 150 MW Power Plant MW unit came online in 2012. [7]
In November 2017, a deal to upgrade the 150 MW Power Plant to 250 MW was signed.[8]
In September 2019, the project to upgrade the 150 MW gas turbine power plant to a 225 MW combined cycle plant became costlier as it was delayed. At the time, the Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Ministry had sent the project’s second revision proposal to the Planning Commission seeking Tk 113.43 crore (US $11.9 million) cost hike and one-year time extension, said sources in the ministry.[9]
The project was first approved in early February 2013 to be implemented from January 2013 to December 2014 period at an estimated cost of Tk 707.53 crore (US $74.4 million) with financial assistance from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).[9]
In November 2020, a fire broke out at the Kumargaon power plant in Sylhet.[10]
In 2020, the upgrade to 225 MW came online.[7]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sylhet+150+MW+Power+Plant/@24.910271391.8288124301m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!1m2!2m1!1ssylhet+peaking+plant!3m4!1s0x3750ff28c6d8c345:0x32fd78177bba5ea!8m2!3d24.9102398!4d91.8292427.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220622091704/http://bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/index.php/site/daily_generation_report. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221010034009/http://119.40.95.168/bpdb/daily_generation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310013558/https://www.prnewswire.com/ae/news-releases/shanghai-electric-s-first-combined-cycle-power-plant-ccpp-goes-online-in-bangladesh-882520395.html. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184040/https://www.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/index.php/site/annual_reports/1c58-c679-337b-94c5-127e-154c-6820-e644-010f-a3d0. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220626173458/https://bdcom.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/resourcefile/annualreports/annualreport_1640756525_Annual_Report_2020-2021_latest.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "BPDB Annual Report 2019-2020". Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Deal Signed To Upgrade 150MW Power Plant To 250MW In Sylhet". November 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "225MW Sylhet power plant delayed further". September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Bangladesh Pratidin (2020-11-17). "সিলেটের কুমারগাঁও বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্রে ভয়াবহ অগ্নিকাণ্ড | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-08-17.
Additional data
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