Faridpur peaking power station

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Faridpur peaking power station is an operating power station of at least 55-megawatts (MW) in Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Faridpur peaking power station Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23.6191852, 89.7733019 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 23.6191852, 89.7733019

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 55.8[2][3] internal combustion[2][3] 2011[3]

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
Unit 1 Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Faridpur+50+MW+Peaking+Power+Plant/@23.619106689.770716317z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x39fe398034924ed9:0xe1383fb56dafe932!8m2!3d23.6191066!4d89.7732912!16s%2Fg%2F11fy4py05f?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221010034009/http://119.40.95.168/bpdb/daily_generation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230518121544/https://bpdb.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bpdb.portal.gov.bd/annual_reports/7b792f67_bf50_4b3d_9bef_8f9b568005c9/2022-11-29-05-22-0dea17e09d8a84e72a63312df6b5bdc6.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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