Unique Meghnaghat power station

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Unique Meghnaghat power station is a power station under construction in Meghnaghat, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Unique Meghnaghat power station Meghnaghat, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23.61628, 90.61331 (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 construction[2][3][4] liquefied natural gas[5] 584[6] combined cycle[6] not found 2023[6][7]

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 Unique Meghnaghat Power Ltd.[2] Unique Group (UG) [26.0%]; Nebras Power [24.0%]; Strategic Finance Limited (SFL) [24.0%]; General Electric Company [24.0%]

Background

Unique Group selected GE Power in October 2018 to develop the power plant, which will include "one 9HA.01 gas turbine, one heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), one steam turbine generator, condenser and associated systems."[8]

The LNG-based combined cycle power plant is expected to generate enough power for 700,000 homes in the area.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Meghna+Ghat+Bangladesh/@23.61859490.599012315z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x37544d288e5cfc63:0x8a6e33defaf7c144!8m2!3d23.6162837!4d90.6133111. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310014114/http://news.bjx.com.cn/html/20201026/1111747.shtml. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123082614/http://www.umplbd.com/. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://businesspostbd.com/stock/2023-03-15/unique-meghnaghat-power-signs-463m-foreign-loan-deal-2023-03-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125081209/https://bpdb.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bpdb.portal.gov.bd/annual_reports/7b792f67_bf50_4b3d_9bef_8f9b568005c9/2022-11-29-05-22-0dea17e09d8a84e72a63312df6b5bdc6.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "BPDB Annual Report 2020-2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  7. https://nebras-power.com/assets/listing/unique-meghnaghat-power-limited?language_content_entity=en#:~:text=This%20power%20plant%20is%20expected%20to%20start%20commercial%20operation%20in%20October%202023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. GE Power Wins Order to Develop HA Powered Plant in Bangladesh, GE Power website, Oct 1, 2018
  9. GE Power to develop Meghnaghat power plant, Dhaka Tribune, Oct 2, 2018

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