UPGD Anwara power station

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UPGD Anwara power station is an announced power station in Anwara Upazila, Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is also known as Anowara.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
UPGD Anwara power station Anwara Upazila, Chittagong, Bangladesh 22.23372, 91.86598 (approximate)[1]

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 CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 announced[2][3][4][5] gas, liquefied natural gas[5] 590[2][5] combined cycle[2] not found 2024[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 Parent
Unit 1 United Power Gen & Distr Co[2] United Enterprises & Co. Ltd [100.0%]

Background

In Janurary 2019, the Bengali government approved a proposal to build a 590 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Anwara of Chattogram, which will be run with natural gas or imported re-liquefied natural gas. State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board will purchase the electricity.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anwara+Bangladesh/@22.214497391.828364613z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x30ad1f9c32070561:0x7e917a4e5324ffd!8m2!3d22.2337164!4d91.8659809. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220121232622/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/2019/01/23/cabinet-body-approves-590mw-chittagong-power-plant. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/anwara-combined-cycle-. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://fossilfreechattogram.com/companies-projects/power-plant-bangladesh/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205040018/https://www.united.com.bd/our-concerns/united-chattogram-power-ltd-ucpl/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220509104502/https://bdcom.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/resourcefile/annualreports/annualreport_1640756525_Annual_Report_2020-2021_latest.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Govt to build 590MW plant in Anwara, The Daily Star, Jan 24, 2019

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