Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Bangladesh Photograph
courtesy of Rolls-Royce Photograph
courtesy of Summit Power Co
Photograph
courtesy of Summit Power Co Abbreviations: BPDB = Bangladesh Power
Development Board, E/G = engine/generator, EPC =
engineering, procurement, construction, MEMR = Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources Data: industcards, Platts UDI World
Electric Power Plants Data Base Updated
08/11/07


Dhaka Plant
Location: Dhaka
Operator: Global Heavy Chemicals Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 3.465 MW KVGS18-G3
Fuel: natural gas
Operation: 2001
E/G supplier: Bergen
Quick facts: This grid-isolated facility supplies a hydrochloric acid
plant.
Posted 26 Feb 2005
Narsingdi
Location: Dhaka
Operator: Summit Power Co Ltd
Configuration: 12 X 910 kW engines, 3 X 8.4 MW 20V34SG engines
Fuel: heavy oil, natural gas
Operation: 2001-2006
E/G supplier: Caterpillar, Wartsila
Quick facts: In April 1998, MEMR announced an initiative to build small,
gas-fired power plants in grid-isolated villages as a way to accelerate
rural electrification. Summit Power Co Ltd became the first private power
producer to enter into a BOO contract with the REB. In Oct 2000, the U.S.
Export-Import Bank approved an $8mn financing package for Caterpillar to
facilitate provision of twelve 900-kW gas engines for three SPC sites. In
2006, Wartsila engines were added at two locations.
Posted 11 Aug 2007
Tiger Barge
Location: Khulna
Operator: Khulna Power Co Ltd
Configuration: 19 X 5.8 MW 18V32LN engines
Fuel: heavy oil, natural gas
Operation: 1998
E/G supplier: Wartsila
Quick facts: In Dec 1996, BPDB announced that a power barge RFP had
attracted 41 companies from 15 countries. In Jun 1998, the International
Finance Corp approved a $51.9mn loan for these two power barges to be moored
at Goalpara, 140km southwest of Dhaka. Khulna Power Co was a joint venture
of El Paso Corp, Summit Industrial & Mercantile Corp (Pvt) Ltd and United
Enterprises & Co Ltd, and Wartsila. The first barge started up in Aug 1998,
and the developers have a 15yr PPA with BPDB for electricity sales at 5.83
U.S. cents/kWh when firing liquid fuels and 4.4 cents/kWh when firing gas.
Posted 11 Aug 2007
