Ashuganj Power Station is located near to the Titas Gas field and at the bank of river Meghna, Bangladesh. [1] [2] It consists of 1627 megawatt units. [3] An agreement was signed in 1966 with a foreign construction company to establish a Thermal Power Plant in Ashuganj. It is owned and operated by Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. [4] [5]
| Description | UNIT-2 | UNIT-3 | UNIT-4 | UNIT-5 | 50 MW GE | 225MW CCPP | Ashuganj CCPP (South) | Ashuganj 450MW CCPP (North) | 200 MW Modular | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Commissioning | July 8, 1970 | December 17, 1986 | May 4, 1987 | March 21, 1988 | March 2, 2011 | April 20, 2015 | July 18, 2016 | June 11, 2017 | May 8, 2016 | |
| InstalledCapacity (MW) | 64 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 53 | 223 | 382 | 389 | 195 | 1756 |
| Present Capacity: Net Output (MW) | 50 | 129 | 138 | 128 | 46 | 222 | 359 | 360 | 195 | 1627 |
Present Capacity (Net Output)
On Going Projects : Ashuganj 400MW CCPP (East) Land Acquisition, Land Development and Protection for Patuakhali 1320 MW Super Thermal Power Plant Project.
Navana Rahim Ardent (Level-8) 185, Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Sarani (Old 39, Kakrail, Bijoy Nagar) Paltan, Dhaka [7]
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