Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Bangladesh

Dhaka GHC 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	Fenchuganj BEDL Location: Sylhet Operator: Barakatullah Electro Dynamics Ltd (BEDL) Configuration: 19 X 2.7 MW J620 engines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010 E/G supplier: Jenbacher EPC: Orient Energy Systems Quick facts: The Bangladeshi Primin Minster HE Sheik Hasina inaugurated this rental power plant on 3 Apr 2010. BEDL partnered with STFE Co Ltd on th fast-track projectThe electricity produced by the power plant, which was commissioned in Oct 2009, is sold to the national grid under a 15yr PPA. Photograph courtesy of General Electric Posted 11 Apr 2010	Gopalganj Location: Dhaka Operator: Bangladesh Power Development Board Configuration: 16 X 6.25-MW 16B32:40 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2011 E/G supplier: Bergen EPC: Energypac Quick facts: On 31 Dec 2011, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Gopalganj. IMplementation took 450 days. The first engines were commissione on 29 Aug 2011 and commercial operationm was on 16 Nov 2011. Photograph courtesy of Rolls-Royce Posted 21 Apr 2012
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. At this time, Khulna Power Co was a joint venture of El Paso Corp, Summit Industrial & Mercantile Corp (Pvt) Ltd, 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

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