UPGD Anwara power station

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UPGD Anwara power station is a power station under construction 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 22.233716, 91.865981 (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
1 Construction[2][3][4][5][6][7] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil gas: LNG[2] 590[2][7] combined cycle[7] not found 2024 (planned)[8]

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
1 United Power Generation & Distribution Co Ltd [100%][7] United Enterprises & Co [100.0%]

Background

In Janurary 2019, the Bangladeshi government approved a proposal to build a 590 MW combined cycle power plant in Anwara, Chattogram, which will be run with natural gas or imported re-liquefied natural gas. State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board will purchase the electricity.[9]

The estimated project cost is US$540 million.[10]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anwara,+Bangladesh/@22.2144973,91.8283646,13z/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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205040018/https://www.united.com.bd/our-concerns/united-chattogram-power-ltd-ucpl/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. {{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. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240528181819/https://bpdb.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bpdb.portal.gov.bd/page/771c9a89_a06c_4c2f_9b8c_699d17ed769a/2023-12-20-09-13-bc35a2ac1abda167c7c48437e4dc1061.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Anwara 590 MW LNG Power Plant". EnergyTransitionBD. 2023-12-03. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 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 2022-01-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (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 2022-06-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Govt to build 590MW plant in Anwara, The Daily Star, Jan 24, 2019
  10. Anwara 590 MW LNG Power Plant, Energy Transition Bangladesh, last updated Mar. 14, 2024

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