Kanchan Purbachal power station

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Kanchan Purbachal power station is an operating power station of at least 58-megawatts (MW) in Rupganj, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kanchan Purbachal power station Rupganj, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23.8197605, 90.5478989 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1-3: 23.8197605, 90.5478989

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-3 operating[2][3][4] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2][3][4] 58.2[2][3][4] internal combustion[2][3][4] 2021[2][3][4]

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 1-3 Kanchan Purbachal Power Generation Ltd (KPPGL) [100.0%]

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References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kanchan+Purbachal+Power+Generation+Ltd+(KPPGL)/@23.819593790.545366917z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x3755cb90f5c1561d:0xc8ed14f00efa598c!8m2!3d23.8195937!4d90.5479418!16s%2Fg%2F11hyl480_b?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211231174631/http://magnuspower.com/kanchan.html. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (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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