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United Payra power plant

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United Payra power plant is an operating power station of at least 157-megawatts (MW) in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. It is also known as Potuakhali.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
United Payra power plant Patuakhali, Bangladesh 22.370304, 90.322186 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 22.370304, 90.322186

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3] 147.3[3] internal combustion[4] not found 2021[4]
2 Operating[2][3] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3] 9.8[3] internal combustion[4] not found 2021[4]

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 Payra Power Ltd [100%][4] United Enterprises & Co [100.0%]
2 United Payra Power Ltd [100%][4] United Enterprises & Co [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/vHYtK1TrjhEz8xcU8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221104182700/http://119.40.95.168/bpdb/daily_generation_report. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220705080015/http://bd.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb/resourcefile/dailygen_archive/6258report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205055153/https://www.united.com.bd/our-concerns/united-payra-power-ltd-uppl/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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