Fenchuganj Power Station | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 24°41′10″N 91°55′05″E / 24.686°N 91.918°E |
Commission date | 1994 |
Owner(s) | |
Operator(s) | Bangladesh Power Development Board |
Thermal power station | |
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. [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]