Fenchuganj Power Station | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 24°41′10″N 91°55′05″E / 24.686°N 91.918°E / 24.686; 91.918 |
Commission date | 1994 |
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Operator(s) | Bangladesh Power Development Board |
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Primary fuel | Natural gas |
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Fenchuganj Combined Cycle Power Plant or Fenchuganj Combined Cycle Gas (Bengali: ফেঞ্চুগঞ্জ কম্বাইন্ড সাইকল গ্যাস) also known as Fenchuganj Power Plant is a gas-turbine and steam turbine based power station in Fenchuganj Upazila, Sylhet District of Bangladesh.[1] This station is governed by Bangladesh Power Development Board.[2][3]
Fenchuganj Power Plant is located at 24°25′N 91°33′E / 24.41°N 91.55°E / 24.41; 91.55.[4] It is situated on the west side of Jetighat beside Sylhet-Moulvibazar Road.[1] It stands on 2 km west of the Fenchuganj Bridge comprising a land of 33.5 acres on the bank of Kushiyara River.[5]
Fenchuganj power plant was built in 1994 with a capacity of 90 MW.[6] It started operation with two gas turbine generators ( each of 30 MW) and a steam turbine (30 MW) respectively.[7] It is also called Fenchuganj 90 MW power plant as it supplied 90 MW from the beginning.[8][9][10] This Power Plant is the first ever combined cycle power station in the country.[11]
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