Meghnaghat-II power station

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Meghnaghat-II power station is a power station under construction in Meghnaghat, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Meghnaghat-II power station Meghnaghat, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh 23.60817, 90.59515 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 23.60817, 90.59515

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction[2][3][4] gas, liquefied natural gas, diesel[4][5][6] 590[4][5][6] combined cycle[4] not found 2023[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 Parent
Unit 1 Summit Meghnaghat Power Company Limited; General Electric Company[7] Summit Power International [100.0%]; General Electric Company [100.0%]

Background

This project is currently under construction.[8]

In 2017, General Electric won the project's engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement of US $390 million.[9]

In March 2019, Summit Meghnaghat II Power Company Limited (SMIIPCL), a subsidiary of Summit Group, and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) signed a 22-year power purchase agreement related to the plant.[9]

The plant is part of Bangladesh's goal of adding 40 GW of installed power capacity by 2030.[10]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Summit+Meghnaghat+II+Power+Company+Ltd./@23.608428390.594248117z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3755b3280f4dcd79:0x6dbf075df124a6bd!8m2!3d23.6084234!4d90.5964368. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809224104/https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2020/07/14/2-subsidiaries-of-summit-power-win-international-awards. Archived from the original on 09 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812062144/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/summit-meghnaghat-ii-welcomes-ges-first-ha-gas-turbine-in-bangladesh. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006225635/https://summitpowerinternational.com/committed-projects. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "BPDB Annual Report 2020-2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004204928/https://summitpowerinternational.com/meghnaghat-power-plant-ii. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125022934/https://summitpowerinternational.com/summit-meghnaghat-power-company-limited. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 2 subsidiaries of Summit Power win international awards, Dhaka Tribune, July 14, 2020
  9. 9.0 9.1 Progress on Bangladesh's 583MW Summit Meghnaghat II power plant, Construction Week Online, Mar 19, 2019
  10. GE Power and Summit to co-develop gas power plant in Bangladesh, Power Technology, Mar 19, 2019

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