Ghorasal power station
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Ghorasal power station is an operating power station of at least 1045-megawatts (MW) in Palash, Narsingdi, Dhaka, Bangladesh with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Ghorashal.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ghorasal power station | Palash, Narsingdi, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 23.980072, 90.637084 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit Repowered 3, Unit Repowered 4: 23.980072, 90.637084
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 55[5] | steam turbine[5] | – | 1974[5] | 2020[3] |
| Unit 2 | retired[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 55[5] | steam turbine[5] | – | 1976[4] | 2020[3] |
| Unit 4 | retired[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 210[5] | steam turbine[5] | – | 1989[6] | 2022[7] |
| Unit 5 | operating[7][6] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 210[5] | steam turbine[5] | – | 1999[5] | – |
| Unit 7 | operating[7][6] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 365[8] | combined cycle[8] | – | 2018[9][10] | – |
| Unit 8 | announced[11][6] | fossil gas - LNG[6][4] | 225[6][4] | combined cycle[6][4] | – | 2026[11] | – |
| Unit Repowered 3 | operating[7][11][6] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 260[6] | gas turbine[6] | – | 2021[12] | – |
| Unit Repowered 4 | operating[11][7][13][14][6] | fossil gas - natural gas[4] | 210[11] | combined cycle[15] | – | 2022[6] | – |
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%] |
| Unit 2 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
| Unit Repowered 3 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
| Unit Repowered 4 | Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) [100.0%] |
Background
In 1974, the 55 MW unit came online.[16]
In 1976, the 55 MW unit came online.[17]
In 1989, the 201 MW unit came online.[18]
In 1999, the 210 MW unit came online.[16]
In December 2015, the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the US $217 million Ghorashal Unit 4 Repowering Project. The project objective was to increase the generation capacity and efficiency of the targeted power plant. The key activity of the proposed Project was to convert one of the four 210 MW gas-fired steam units at Ghorashal Power Station (GPS) into a combined cycle unit for a total upgraded capacity of about 400 MW+/-10%. The steam unit was generating 170 MW, and the overall efficiency of the unit was around 31%. The proposed project would increase the unit's overall efficiency to 54%, and the generated output will be more than doubled with only an 18% increase in gas requirement. Fuel consumption (per GWh) would be reduced by 44%, leading to lower greenhouse gas emissions.[19]
In September 2016, General Electric (GE) was awarded a contract by China Energy Engineering Group -Guangdong Power Engineering Co., Ltd. to supply gas turbines for repowering Unit 4 of Ghorashal Power Plant. The project was In line with the Government of Bangladesh's generation expansion plans to add around 12 GW of electricity by 2018.[20]
In 2018, a 365 MW unit came online.[21]
In December 2019, the Financial Express reported the government had to spend an extra Tk 4.39 billion (US $46.3 million) to pay interest against the loan and consultancy and other fees following a delay in implementing the power plant project. The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) had failed to complete the Ghorashal power plant (Unit 3) upgrade work by its three-year deadline, December 2018. The initial upgrade cost was US $97.3 million.[22]
In 2021-22, the 409 MW unit and 260 MW unit came online.[23]
Another 225 MW unit is announced. It is expected to come online in 2025.[24]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ghorashal+Power+Station/@23.980902190.63599731444m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x37542d0a39b6cbe5:0xf0af8014e0cb2d15!8m2!3d23.9799814!4d90.6372365.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220622091704/http://bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/index.php/site/daily_generation_report. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221218003403/http://bd.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb/resourcefile/annualreports/annualreport_1605772936_AnnualReport2019-20.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184040/https://www.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/index.php/site/annual_reports/1c58-c679-337b-94c5-127e-154c-6820-e644-010f-a3d0. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310015921/https://www.miga.org/project/ghorasal-3rd-unit-repowering-project. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 (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 26 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 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) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211231204602/https://pemecbd.com/ghorasal365.html. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210310022350/https://www.energybangla.com/every-house-in-country-will-be-lit-up-pm/. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210310015147/https://m.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/140110/2018-03-06. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 (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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210310011041/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/delay-in-ghorashal-power-plant-upgrade-to-cost-government-extra-tk-439-billion-1576818270. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211231204602/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/construction-of-eight-lng-power-plants-underway-1605444649. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221028150739/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/energy/spending-tk2000cr-ghorashal-power-plant-does-not-pay-510566. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221201061403/https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/loans-credits/2015/12/21/bangladesh-ghorasal-repowering-unit-4-project. Archived from the original on 01 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ghorasal 3rd Unit Repowering Project". Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency - World Bank Group. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ↑ "BPDB Annual Report 2019-2020". Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ "BPDB Annual Report 2020-2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Bangladesh - Ghorashal Unit 4 Repowering Project". World Bank. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ↑ "GE's Technology to Boost Efficiency and Output of Ghorashal Power Plant". GE News. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Every house in country will be lit up: PM". Energy Bangla. August 6, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Delay in Ghorashal power plant upgrade to cost government extra Tk 4.39 billion". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Construction of eight LNG power plants underway". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ↑ (PDF) https://bdcom.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb_new/resourcefile/annualreports/annualreport_1640756525_Annual_Report_2020-2021_latest.pdf.
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