RPCL Gazipur power station

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RPCL Gazipur power station is an operating power station of at least 163-megawatts (MW) in Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
RPCL Gazipur power station Gazipur, Bangladesh 23.9909927, 90.3443391 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 23.9909927, 90.3443391

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] 110.5[3] internal combustion[3] 2019[3]
Unit 2 operating[4][3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[4][3] 53.4[4][3] internal combustion[4][3] 2012[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
Unit 1 Rural Power Co Ltd (RPCL) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Rural Power Co Ltd (RPCL) [100.0%]

Financing

| construction[6][7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/hqqm1vTczVjvoGaC7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221104182700/http://119.40.95.168/bpdb/daily_generation_report. Archived from the original on 04 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206025322/http://rpcl.gov.bd/site/page/d028ff80-bfc5-43c4-b7d5-ab93cddabf9c/-. Archived from the original on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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)
  5. (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)
  6. "www.reliancepower.co.in/gas-based-projects". Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605041732/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/meghnaghat-plant-may-miss-deadline-1654396676. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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