225 MW Combined Cycle duel fuel fired Power Plant (Sirajganj-3)

As a rapidly developing country, which aims to achieve the medium income level as a nation by 2021, Bangladesh faces a sharp increase in the demand of power supply. Absence of sustainable power supply would act as a major hindrance in the expected socio-economic development goals. At present, about 60% (including off-grid renewable) population of Bangladesh has access to electricity and per capita electricity generation is only 348 KWh (including captive, FY 2014). The Government has therefore given top priority to the development of power sector and has formulated the Power System Master Plan (PSMP), 2010. To this end, the government has set the goal of providing electricity to all citizens by 2021. The present electricity demand growth is 12% per annum and current installed generation capacity is around 11,532 MW including 5,012 MW from private sector, and 500 MW from imported electricity (as of June, 2015). At present, most of the power plants are natural gas based. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has planned to give thrust on combined cycle technology considering the scarce reserve of natural gas of the country. 

2. The North West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL), an enterprise of the BPDB adopts a plan of developing a Power Generation Hub at Saydabad of Sirajganj, on the right bank of the Jamuna River. Presently, a 225 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP), upgraded from 150 MW Peaking Power Plant and later on termed as Unit-1, is being operated there and the construction of another 225 MW CCPP (Unit-2) is underway next to Unit-1. The NWPGCL now sets a plan of installing another 225 MW Dual Fuel based (HSD & Gas) CCPP (Unit-3) next to Unit-2. For this third unit, a land of 7.09 acre has been allocated in the same premise to the west of the Unit-2.

Key Components of the Project are:

• Gas Turbine
• Heat Recovery Steam Generator;
• Steam Turbine;
• Steam Turbine Condenser;
• Fuel Gas Transportation, Compression and Conditioning System;
• HSD Transportation and Storage;
• Water System including river water cooling system;
• Electrical System; 
• Air Conditioning and Ventilation System; 
• Control and Instrumentation System; and
• Civil Works

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