Rupsha power station

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Rupsha power station is a power station under construction in Rupsha Upazila - Khulna District, Khulna, Bangladesh.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rupsha power station Rupsha Upazila - Khulna District, Khulna, Bangladesh 22.853987, 89.551191 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 22.853987, 89.551191

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Construction[2][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 400[1] combined cycle[1] not found 2024[4]
2 Construction[2][4][1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 400[1] combined cycle[1] not found 2025 (planned)[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
1 North-West Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] North-West Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
2 North-West Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][1] North-West Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

The power plant will be sited on the former Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited land and will use natural gas and diesel.[5]

Asian Development Bank announced in June 2018 that they will be funding the project.[6]

In January 2020, North-West Power Generation Company reported that the project had made 16.98% "Physical Progress" and 6.91% "Financial Progress".[7]

In 2023, the first 400 MW unit is expected to come online.[8]

In 2024, the second 400 MW unit is expected to come online.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525162925/https://www.adb.org/projects/50161-003/main. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240528181819/https://bpdb.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bpdb.portal.gov.bd/page/771c9a89_a06c_4c2f_9b8c_699d17ed769a/2023-12-20-09-13-bc35a2ac1abda167c7c48437e4dc1061.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709063414/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/rupsha-combined-cycle-power-project/. Archived from the original on 09 July 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/20220928030006/https://nwpgcl.gov.bd/site/page/b849e7ec-be47-44ff-8084-fc9b963c0ab8/-. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Khulna 800MW power project awaits ECNEC nod, Energy News BD, May 21, 2018
  6. $500 Million ADB Loan to Develop State-of-the-Art Power Plant in Bangladesh, ADB website, Jun 26, 2018
  7. On Going Projects, North-West Power Generation Company Ltd website, accessed Dec 20, 2019
  8. 8.0 8.1 "নর্থ-ওয়েস্ট পাওয়ার জেনারেশন কোম্পানি লিমিটেড". http. Retrieved 2022-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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