Ashuganj East power station
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Ashuganj East power station is an operating power station of at least 420-megawatts (MW) in Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ashuganj East power station | Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria, Chittagong, Bangladesh | 24.04477, 91.017108 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 24.04477, 91.017108
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 420[5][4] | combined cycle[4] | not found | 2022[3] | 2047 (planned)[5] |
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 | Ashuganj Power Station Co Ltd [100%][4] | Ashuganj Power Station Co Ltd [100.0%] |
Background
This project was announced in 2016, along with a "450MW gas-based combined-cycle power plant (South) that is expected to go into commercial operation from June this year and the 450MW combined-cycle power plant (North), which is likely to be commissioned in June 2017."[6] Ashuganj North and South were commissioned in 2016 and 2017.[7]
Ashuganj Power Station reported that the project will be constructed in two phases.[8]
In December 2018, China’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo visited the project, which is being built by China National Technical IMP & EXP Corp (CNTIC).[9]
In March 2019, construction began.[10]
Financing
According to the most recent financial data available from the Asian Development Bank, as of June 30, 2020, nearly 80 billion Bangladeshi Taka had been spent on construction of the Ashuganj East power station, which equates to approximately US$927 million. Of this amount, approximately US$37 million in loans was provided by the government of Bangladesh, approximately US$581 million in loans was provided by the Asian Development Bank, approximately US$226 million in loans was provided by the Islamic Development Bank, and US$46 million in equity was provided by Ashuganj Power Station Co. Ltd.[11] The cost estimates in this financial audit are much higher than the initial US$530 million estimate for financing requirements listed on the ADB's project page for Ashuganj East, suggesting there may have been significant cost overruns.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119215016/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/184682/42378-017-eia-01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221010034009/http://119.40.95.168/bpdb/daily_generation. Archived from the original on 2022-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220602010529/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/energy/ashuganj-power-project-benefits-caught-same-old-delays-431378. Archived from the original on 2022-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220626173458/https://bdcom.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/resourcefile/annualreports/annualreport_1640756525_Annual_Report_2020-2021_latest.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220822092650/https://apscl.portal.gov.bd/site/page/cd3fe5b9-5cc8-4e44-8323-4af092a1f75a/-. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Bangladesh to build 400MW combined cycle plant at $500m, Turbo Machinery International, May 18, 2016
- ↑ Ashuganj Power Station, Wikipedia website, accessed Dec 24, 2019
- ↑ Future Development Plan , Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. website, accessed Dec 24, 2019
- ↑ Ambassador Zhang Zuo Inspects CNTIC’s Ashuganj (East) Power Station Project in Bangladesh, CNTIC, Dec 7, 2018
- ↑ First Engineering Pile Driven for Ashuganj (East) 400MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Station Project, CNTIC, Mar 19, 2019
- ↑ Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 3: Ashuganj Power Station Company Audited Project Financial Statements (July 2019-June 2020), Asian Development Bank, Dec. 31, 2020
- ↑ Bangladesh: Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 3: Project Data Sheet, Asian Development Bank, Accessed August 24, 2021
Additional data
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