Project Details
North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL), an enterprise of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has taken the initiative to enhance the power generation capacity of Bangladesh to address the growing electricity demand. This initiative will involve the construction of a new Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) in Khalishpur Upazila, Khulna District in the administrative division of South-Western Bangladesh. The Rupsha 800 MW CCPP will be designed to use natural gas as the main fuel and high-speed diesel (HSD) as backup fuel (about 500 hours maximum annually). The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has applied for the financing of this new power plant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is expected to co-finance about 20% of the total project cost.
Key interrelated project components include: (i) the development and operation of the Rupsha 800 MW gas-fired CCPP (Component 1); (ii) the construction of a gas distribution pipeline and related network infrastructure ensuring a reliable supply of fuel to the CCPP (Component 2); (iii) the construction of a power transmission interconnection facility to transfer the generated power to the national grid at the existing substation in Khulna (Component 3); and (iv) capacity strengthening of NWPGCL (Component 4).
Component 3 will consist of the power transmission interconnection from the new substation at Rupsha 800 MW CCPP complex in Khalishpur to the existing 230/132 Kv Khulna South substation (SS) located in the outskirt of Khulna City. The power transmission interconnection will involve the construction of about 29.3 km, 230 kV double circuit overhead transmission line (24.561 km new transmission line and 4.7 km stringing of an existing single line from Khulna South SS to Mongla transmission line) from the new switchyard at Rupsha 800 MW CCPP to the existing Khulna SS. A total of about 75 transmission towers will be installed consisting of 25 angle towers, 48 suspension towers, and 2 terminal towers. The base of a transmission tower will require about 400 m2 (20 m x 20 m). The alignment of Component 3 will not traverse areas that are protected by the GoB but will cross three major rivers: Atharobanki River (thrice), Rupsha River (twice), and Bhairab River (once).
Location
Khulna
Client
Larsen & Toubro Limited
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