Ashuganj Power Station Explained

Ashuganj Power Station is located near to the Titas Gas field and at the bank of river Meghna, Bangladesh.^{[1] [2]} It consists of 1627 megawatt units.^[3] An agreement was signed in 1966 with a foreign construction company to establish a Thermal Power Plant in Ashuganj. It is owned and operated by Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd.^{[4] [5]}

Plant status

Description	UNIT-2	UNIT-3	UNIT-4	UNIT-5	50 MW GE	225MW CCPP	Ashuganj CCPP (South)	Ashuganj 450MW CCPP (North)	200 MW Modular	Total
Date of Commissioning	July 8, 1970	December 17, 1986	May 4, 1987	March 21, 1988	March 2, 2011	April 20, 2015	July 18, 2016	June 11, 2017	May 8, 2016
InstalledCapacity (MW)	64	150	150	150	53	223	382	389	195	1756
Present Capacity: Net Output (MW)	50	129	138	128	46	222	359	360	195	1627

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Installed capacity

1876 MWPresent Capacity (Net Output)

1627 MWOngoing Projects :Ashuganj 400MW CCPP (East)Land Acquisition, Land Development and Protection for Patuakhali 1320 MW Super Thermal Power Plant Project.

Corporate office

Navana Rahim Ardent (Level-8)185, Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Sarani(Old 39, Kakrail, Bijoy Nagar)Paltan, Dhaka^[7]

See also

• Electricity sector in Bangladesh
• List of power stations in Bangladesh

References

24.0431°N 91.0184°W

Notes and References

1. News: Location of Ashuganj Power Station. Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited.
2. News: Ashuganj power plant units restored after fire. bdnews24.com. 2018-02-12.
3. News: Capacity of Ashuganj Power Station.
4. News: Liquid fuel-fired plants unlikely to curb summer load-shedding. 4 February 2018. Dhaka Tribune. en-US. 2018-02-12.
5. News: MoU signed for coal-fired power plant in Patuakhali. 13 July 2017. Dhaka Tribune. en-US. 2018-02-12.
6. News: Plant Status.
7. Web site: Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd.