Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Bangladesh

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. Photograph courtesy of Rolls-Royce 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. Photograph courtesy of Summit Power Co 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. Photograph courtesy of Summit Power Co Posted 11 Aug 2007

Abbreviations: BPDB = Bangladesh Power Development Board, E/G = engine/generator, EPC = engineering, procurement, construction, MEMR = Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources