Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is a statutory body created in

May 1, 1972, by presidential Order No. 59 after bifurcation of erstwhile

Bangladesh Water and Power Development Authority. BPDB started its
operation with Installed Generation capacity of only 200 MW. Installed
Generation capacity including Captive Power (as on 01 January' 2017) has
increased to (13,179+2,200) = 15,379 MW.

As part of reform and restructuring a number of Generation and Distribution

companies have been created. The subsidiaries of BPDB are:
- Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. (APSCL)
- Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB)
- North West Power Generation Company Ltd. (NWPGCL)
- West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd. (WZPDCL)

The BPDB is responsible for major portion of generation and distribution of

electricity mainly in urban areas except Dhaka and West Zone of the country. The
Board is under the Power Division of the Ministry of power, Energy and Mineral
Resources, Government of Bangladesh.
BPDB has taken a massive capacity expansion plan to add about 11600 MW
Generation capacities in next 5 years to achieve 24000 MW Capacity according
to PSMP-2010 by 2021 with the aim to provide quality and reliable electricity to
all the people of Country for desired economic and social development. The power
system has been expanded to keep pace with the fast growing demand.

Counterpart organization

1. Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR)

2. Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance
3. Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL)
4. Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB)
5. Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC)
6. Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO)
7. Rural Electrification Board (REB)
8. Bangladesh Oil, Gas Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla)
9. Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB)
10. Ashganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL)
11. North-West Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL)
 12. Geological Survey of Bangladesh (GSB)
13. Ministry of Environment and Forestry Affairs (MOE)

VISION
To deliver uninterrupted quality power to all.

MISSION

To secure continuous growth of electricity for sustainable development and

ensure customer satisfaction.

Chairman
Khaled Mahmood

History of BPDB

At the time of partition of Indo-pak sub-continent, in the year 1947 when the British colonial
rulers left, power generation and distribution of this part of the country were in the hands of
some private companies. The power supply to then 17 provincial districts was within the
township in a limited way. The generation voltage was 400 volts. Power used to be supplied to
most of the districts during nighttime only. Only exception was Dhaka City where power used
to be supplied by two 1500 kW generators and the generation voltage was 6600 volts and
this was the highest supply voltage. There were no long distance transmission lines. Besides
power used to be generated by some industries (tea, sugar and textiles) and railway workshops.
Dhakeswari Cotton Mills, Pahartali Railway workshop, Saidpur Railway workshop and Sugar
Mills were amongst them. In aggregate the generation capacity of the country was 21 MW.
The generation capacity of the power utility companies together was only 7 (seven) MW and
there was no transmission system.

Kaptai Dam
In 1948, Electricity Directorate was created in order to plan and improve power supply situation.
In 1959, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was created and the power sector
really started working satisfactorily. In 1960, Electricity Directorate was merged with WAPDA.
The basic philosophy was to give more autonomy to an organization for development of this
basic infrastructure. At that time relatively higher capacity plants were built at Siddhirganj,
Chittagong and Khulna (highest plant size was only 10 MW Steam Turbine at Siddirganj). At
the same time Kaptai dam was under construction under Irrigation department. Unit size of
Kaptai was 40 MW, which for that time was considered to be a large power plant. Side by side
construction of Dhaka-Chittagong 132 KV transmission line was in progress. Construction
of Kaptai dam and commissioning of Dhaka-Chittagong 132 KV transmission line in the
year 1962 may be taken as milestone of power development of this country. In 1972, after
the emergence of Bangladesh through a bloody War of Liberation as an independent state,
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) was created as a public sector organization to
boost the power sector. During mid 1970s government emphasized on the rural electrification for
achieving a desirable social upliftment in the country. A different approach and a new model was
considered for undertaking a comprehensive scheme. Thus the Government created Rural
Electrification Board (REB) in October 1977. Later in 1991 Dhaka Electric Supply
Authority (DESA) now DPDC was created basically to operate and develop distribution
system in and around Dhaka (including the metropolitan city) and bring about improvement
of customer service, collection of revenue and lessen the administrative burden of BPDB. Public
investments and state ownership have been the traditional means to exercise control over the
electricity sector. Government regulated the natural monopoly of power supply primarily to
protect the consumers interest. The situation is fast changing. Structural changes are taking
place and new corporate characters are emerging. The gradual expansion of the infrastructure has
also been justified by the need for realizing social goods relating to rural electrification and low
cost electricity supply to the public.

As on January-2017, total installed capacity including Captive Power is (13,179+2,200) =

15,379 MW, 13,179 MW ( Public Sector 7,054 MW, IPP, SIPP & Rental 5,525 MW & Power
Import 600 MW) of Power Plants located at different parts of the country. The main fuel used
for power generation is indigenous gas. In Fy-2014-2015, Total 22,163 GWh gross energy was
generated in the public sector power plant under BPDB. In addition, total 19,255 GWh of energy
was purchased by BPDB from Independent Power Producers (IPP, SIPP & Rental) and 3,380
GWh from Power import in the private sector. The maximum demand served during peak
hours is 9,036 MW in June 30, 2016. The transmission network is 9,695 ckt km long
comprising 230, 132 and 66 KV lines. The total numbers of grid sub-stations are 131 and the
total capacity is 24,670 MVA as on June-2015.
In FY 2015-16, BPDB had about 17,889 employees of which 2,583 were of supervisory level
(holding positions of sub-assistant engineer or higher or equivalent ) as on 08/10/2015.

The Barapukuria Coal Power Plant is an existing 250 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power
station which is owned and operated by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)
in Dudhipur, Dinajpur province in Bangladesh. Currently the plant has two 125 MW units,
but operators are seeking to add an additional 250 MW unit.

Type: Subcritical

Subcritical, Supercritical, Ultra-supercritical, and Circulating Fluidized Bed

(CFB)

Virtually all coal plants in current operation employ pulverized coal combustion technology,
which involves grinding coal into talcum-powder fineness and then burning it to heat water
into high-pressure steam to drive an electrical generator. The difference
between subcritical, supercritical, and ultra-supercritical versions of pulverized coal
combustion technology has to do with the steam pressure within the boiler. In a subcritical
plant, steam pressure is below 3200 pounds per square inch and temperature is below 550
degrees Celsius. Subcritical units have efficiencies of between 33% and 37%. In supercritical
units, the pressure of the boiler is about 3530 pounds per square inch and temperatures are
565 degrees Celsius. Efficiency ratings for supercritical coal plants range from 37% to
40%. In ultra-supercritical units, pressures are at 4640 pounds per square inch and
temperatures of 600-610 degrees Celsius.

Rampal Power Station (Proposed)

The Rampal power station is a proposed 1320 megawatt coal-fired power station at Rampal
Upazila of Bagerhat District in Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] It is a joint partnership between India's
state owned National Thermal Power Corporation and Bangladesh Power Development
Board. The joint venture company is known as Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company
(BIFPC).[2] The proposed project, on an area of over 1834 acres of land, is situated 14 kilometres
north of the world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
It will be the country's largest power plant.[3]
The plant will need to import 4.72 million tons of coal per year. This massive freight will
need about 59 ships each having 80,000-ton capacity that would be taken to the port on the
bank of Poshur river. Environmentalists say these coal-carrying vehicles are not often covered
as they scatter large amounts of fly ash, coal dust and sulphur, and other toxic chemicals are
released throughout the life of the project. The plant would draw 219,600 cubic metres of
water every day from the Poshur River, and discharge treated waste water back into that river.
Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy adviser of the Bangladeshi prime minister, said that the
controversy over the power plant and its impact on the Sundarbans was "not based on facts." He
also said that the plant will not negatively affect the mangrove forest because the emission
of green house gas will be kept at the minimum level.

The government also claimed of importing high quality coal, build a 275-meter
high chimney, employing state-of-the art technology and other steps to keep its impact on the
Sundarbans at a negligible level.

It has been alleged that the Rampal station is against The Ramsar Convention because the
plant is to be built in a forest and sensitive wetlands area. The Ramsar Convention is the
only global environmental treaty that deals with preservation of wetlands. Bangladesh
signed the convention in 1992.

Matarbari Power Plant

The Matarbari Power Plant is a proposed 1,200 megawatt coal-fired power station to be
built in Maheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in south-eastern Bangladesh.

Payra Power Plant

The Payra Power Plant is a proposed 1,320 megawatt coal-fired power station to be built
in Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali District in southern Bangladesh. It is a joint venture
between the North-West Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (NWPGCL)
and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC). The joint venture
was named Bangladesh-China Power Company Limited (BCPCL).

Raozan Power Station

Raozan Power Station is a gas-fired thermal power station in Bangladesh. The power station
consists of two identical gas-fired units with initial capacity of 210 MW and generating
capacity of 180 MW both. It is supplied from the Bakhrabad and Feni gas fields. super high
pressure intermediate reheat condensing. It has rated capacity of 210 MW and a normal
speed of 3,000 RPM. The steam flow at rated parameter at full load is 652.5 t/h at the
temperature of 538 C.

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is a planned 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant of Bangladesh. It
will be the country's first nuclear power plant, and the first of two units is expected to go into
operation in 2023. It is to be built by the Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
The nuclear power plant will be built at Rooppur, 200 km north-west of Dhaka,
at Paksey union on the bank of the river Padma in the Ishwardi subdistrict of Pabna
District, in the northwest of the country.

Kaptai Dam
Kaptai Dam (Bengali: ) is on the Karnaphuli River at Kaptai, 65 kilometres (40 mi) upstream
from Chittagong in Rangamati District, Bangladesh. It is an earth-fill embankment dam with a reservoir (known
as Kaptai Lake) water storage capacity of 6,477 million cubic metres The generators in the 230 megawatts
(310,000 hp) Karnafuli Hydroelectric Power Station were commissioned between 1962 and 1988.[1] It is the
only hydroelectric power station in Bangladesh. Starting in 1957, the initial phase of the construction was completed
in 1962. By this time the dam, spillway, penstock and two 40 MW Kaplan turbine generators were built in the power
station. In August 1982 a 50 MW generator was commissioned. In October 1988 the fourth and fifth generating units,
both 50 MW Kaplan-type turbines, were installed which raised the total generation capacity to 230 MW. The earthen
dam is 670 metres (2,200 ft) long and 45.7 metres (150 ft) wide with a 16-gate spillway on the left side.

Kaplan turbine
The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades. It was
developed in 1913 by Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan who combined automatically adjusted
propeller blades with automatically adjusted wicket gates to achieve efficiency over a wide range
of flow and water level. The Kaplan turbine was an evolution of the Francis turbine. Its invention
allowed efficient power production in low-head applications that was not possible with Francis
turbines. The head ranges from 1070 metres and the output from 5 to 200 MW.

Francis turbine
Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use today. They operate in a water
head from 40 to 600 m (130 to 2,000 ft) and are primarily used for electrical power production.
The electric generators that most often use this type of turbine have a power output that generally
ranges just a few kilowatts up to 800 MW, though mini-hydro installations may be
lower. Penstock (input pipes) diameters are between 3 and 33 ft (0.91 and 10 m). The speed
range of the turbine is from 75 to 1000 rpm.
Basic Combined Cycle

The thermodynamic cycle of the basic combined cycle consists of two power plant cycles. One is
the Joule or Brayton cycle which is a gas turbine cycle and the other is Rankine cycle which is
a steam turbine cycle.[1] The cycle 1-2-3-4-1 which is the gas turbine power plant cycle is the
topping cycle. It depicts the heat and work transfer process taking place in high temperature
region.

The cycle a-b-c-d-e-f-a which is the Rankine steam cycle takes place at a low temperature and is
known as the bottoming cycle. Transfer of heat energy from high temperature exhaust gas to
water and steam takes place by a waste heat recovery boiler in the bottoming cycle. During the
constant pressure process 4-1 the exhaust gases in the gas turbine reject heat. The feed water, wet
and super heated steam absorb some of this heat in the process a-b, b-c and c-d.

The steam power plant gets its input heat from the high temperature exhaust gases
from gas turbine power plant. The steam generated thus can be used to drive steam turbine.
The Waste Heat Recovery Boiler (WHRB) has 3 sections: Economiser, evaporator and
superheater.

Bheramara 360 mw ccpp

Bangladesh has 15 MW solar energy capacity through rural households and 1.9 MW wind
power in Kutubdia and Feni.

State-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) will set up the countrys second
500MW back-to-back high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) sub-station at Bheramara in Kushtia
to import electricity from India

National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) in Aftab Nagar.

NLDC (National Load Dispatch Centre) Project
a) To establish a centralized coordination among generation,
transmission & distribution of the exixting power system.
b) To operate each power station & substation at an economically
profitable unit.
c)To reduce operational loss.
Objective(s)
d) To save the electrical motors from being burnt out due to excessive
variation in voltage &frequency.
e) To improve communication between all the electrical installations in
the existing power system through modern SCADA techniques &
Communication network.
SCADA System
Scope of Work Energy Management System (EMS)
Communication System
The high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current
for the bulk transmission of the electrical power imported from India, in contrast with the more
common alternating current (AC) systems used elsewhere in the national distribution network.
For long-distance transmission, HVDC systems are preferred because they may be less
expensive and suffer lower electrical losses than the alternative.
Using synchronous interconnection, both grids would operate at the same nominal
frequency and voltage,
and faults in one grid would affect the other. In contrast, an asynchronous interconnection
would facilitate complete control of the power exchange between both grids
in either direction, allowing independent operation. Asynchronous
interconnection would also negate the need for additional equipment to
protect one system against damaging faults and surges from the other
system. Therefore, the team selected an asynchronous high voltage direct current
(HVDC) link. Based on technical, operational, and economic considerations, the
team agreed
to adopt the back-to-back interconnection. India built a 400-kilovolt (kV) switching
station in Baharampur to tap one end of a 400 kV direct current (DC) transmission
line. The other end of the line was connected to a 400 kV transmission line at the
IndiaBangladesh border and ends at the 500 MW HVDC back-to-back substation
and 230 kV switching station in Bheramara, Bangladesh.

Meghnaghat-Aminbazar 400 kV Transmission Line (Phase-1)

1)To evacuate the incoming generation of Power from the Meghanaghat
Power Station.
Objective(s) 2)To meet the growing demand of western part of Dhaka city.
3)To establish a reliable transmission network for Dhaka area.
4)To minimize transmission loss.
The length of this new transmission line is 168 kilometer. It has been constructed under the 400
kV Bibiyana-Kaliakor

Development of Renewable Energy Technologies by BPDB

Introduction
Government has set up the goal of providing electricity to all by 2020 and to ensure reliable
and quality supply of electricity at a reasonable and affordable price. Sustainable social and
economic development depends on adequate power generation capacity of a country. There is no
other way for accelerating development except to increase the power generation by fuel
diversification. Development of Renewable Energy is one of the important strategies adopted as
part of Fuel Diversification Program. In line with the Renewable Energy policy 2009, the
Government is committed to facilitate both public and private sector investment in Renewable
Energy projects to substitute indigenous non- renewable energy supplies and scale up
contributions of existing Renewable Energy based electricity productions. The Renewable
Energy Policy envisions that 5% of total energy production will have to be achieved by 2015 and
10% by 2020. To achieve this target, GOB is looking for various options preferably Renewable
Energy resources. Under the existing generation scenario of Bangladesh, Renewable Energy has
a very small share to the total generation. The share of Renewable Energy exceeds more than 1%
till now. The present Government is placing priority on developing Renewable Energy resources
to improve energy security and to establish a sustainable energy regime alongside of
conventional energy sources. Government has already launched "500 MW Solar Power
Mission" to promote the use of Renewable Energy to meet the increasing demand of
electricity.

Solar Power Projects

Implemented Projects
Under the Hill Tracts Electrification Project BPDB has already implemented three solar
projects in Juraichori Upazilla, Barkal Upazilla and Thanchi Upazilla of Rangamati
District. Under 1st, 2nd and 3rd Phases, 1200 sets Solar Home Systems of 120 Wp each, 30 sets
Solar PV Street Light Systems of 75 Wp each, 3 sets Solar PV Submersible Water Pumps of
1800 Wp each, 6 stes Solar PV Vaccine Refrigerators for the Health Care Centers of 360 Wp
each and 2 sets 10 kWp capacity Centralized Solar System for market electrification has been
installed. So, a total of 173.81 kWp Solar PV Systems have been installed in Juraichori,
Barkal and Thanchi upazilla of Rangamati District under the Hill Tracts Electrification
Project.

In the fiscal year 2008-09, BPDB implemented another two solar electrification projects in
Angoorpota and Dohogram Chit Mohol. Under this program, BPDB implemented 2 sets Solar
Home System of 50Wp each, 2 sets Solar Home System of 80Wp each and 8 sets Solar Home
System of 100Wp each. A total of 1.06 kWp Solar PV Systems have been installed in
Angoorpota and Dohogram Chitmohol.

BPDB implemented 20.16 KWp Solar PV System and that was inaugurated by Prime Minister at
the Office of the Prime Minister on December 2009.
Major solar PV systems implemented by BPDB in the fiscal year 2010-2011 are as follows:
32.75 kWp at WAPDA Building, Motjheeel.
2.82 kWp at Chairman Banglo, BPDB.
6 kWp at Agrabad Bidyut Bhaban, Chittagong.
1.8 kWp at Cox's BPDB Rest House.
Major solar PV systems implemented in the fiscal year 2011-2012 are as follows:
37.5 kWp Solar Roof Top System on15th floor of Bidyut Bhaban.
3 kWp at PC Pole Factory, Chittagong.
3 kWp at Khagrachori BPDB Rest House.
2.16 kWp at Swandip Power House and Rest House.
2.16 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, HatHajari.
3.12 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Fouzdarhat.
3.12 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Rangamati.
1.6 kWp Solar Power System at Titas 50 MW Peaking Power Plant.
 1.6 kWp Solar Power System at t Baghabari 50 MW Peaking Power Plant.
1.6 kWp Solar Power System at Bera 70 MW Peaking Power Plant.
1.5 kWp Solar Power System at Chittagong Power Plant.
3.5 kWp Solar Power System at Ghorashal Power Plant.
In the fiscal year 2012-2013 BPDB has implemented the following solar PV systems:
4 kWp Solar Power System at Khulna Power Station.
1.6 kWp Solar Power System at Faridpur 50 MW Peaking Power Plant.
1.6 kWp Solar Power System at Goplagonj 100 MW Peaking Power Plant.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Bakolia.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Pathorghata and Madarbari.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Stadium.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Agrabad.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Halishohor.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Khulshi.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Pahartoli.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Mohora.
2 kWp at Distribution Division, Patiya.
2 kWp at Distribution Division, Bandarban.
6 kWp at Regional Civil Construction Division, Medical centre and Magistrate Building.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Feni.
2 kWp at Sales & Distribution Division, Chowmuhuni, Noakhali.
1 kWp Solar Power System at the non-residential building and 2 kWp Solar Power System
at the residential building of Santahar 50 MW Peaking Power Plant.
1 kWp Solar Power System at the non-residential building and 2 kWp Solar Power System
at the residential building of Katakhali 50 MW Peaking Power Plant.
1.6 kWp Solar Power System at Dohazari 100 MW Peaking Power Plant.
27.2 kWp Solar Power System at Chandpur 150 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant.
25 kWp Grid Tied Power System at Chittagong Power Station.

Ongoing Projects
v 650 KWp (400 kW load) Solar Mini Grid Power Plant at remote Haor area of Sullah
upazila in Sunamgonj district under Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) on turnkey
basis.
v 8 MWp Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plant at Kaptai Hydro Power Station,at
Rangamati on turnkey basis.
v 3 MWp Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plant at Sharishabari, Jamalpur on IPP
basis.
v 30 MWp Solar Park Project adjacent to new Dhorola Bridge, Kurigram on IPP basis.
v Solar Street Lighting Projects in seven (7) City Corporations of the country.
 N.B Installation of Solar Roof Top Systems in all BPDB offices across the country is a
continuous process. More than 223 kWp solar PV systems have already been installed and
installations of about 407 kWp solar PV systems are under planning/implementing stages.

Projects under Planning

Conversion of existing 37.5 kWp Solar System installed on the rooftop of Bidyut
Bhaban into 37.5 kWp Grid Tied Solar System
Conversion of existing 32.75 kWp Solar System installed on the rooftop of WAPDA
Bhaban into 32.75 kWp Grid Tied Solar System
Rehabilitation of 10 KWp Solar Power Plant at the Barkal upazilla sadar of
Rangamati district.
BPDB has planned to install Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plant on IPP basis such
as-
i) 1 MW Grid Connected Solar Power Plant at Regional Training Centre (RTC), Rajshahi.
ii) 500 kWp Grid Tied Solar System at 33/11 kV substation's compound of former
Hajigonj Electric Supply, Chandpur.
BPDB has planned to install Solar Mini Grid Power Plant on turnkey basis under
Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) at remote and inaccessible areas such as-
i) 500 kW Solar Mini Grid Power Plant at Swandip Upazila of Chittagong district.
ii) 500 kW Solar Mini Grid Power Plant at Thanchi Upazila of Bandarban district.

BPDB has planned to implement Solar Park Projects on IPP/PPP basis under the
Roadmap of ADBs 500 MW Solar Power Mission such as-
i) Rangunia 60 MW Solar Park Project on IPP basis at Karnafuli river side, Rangunia,
Chittagong
ii) 40-45 MW Solar Park Project adjacent to Bangabandhu Bridge,Tangail and Sirajgonj
area.
iii) 2-3 MW Solar Park Project adjacent to PGCB Grid Sub-station compound, Ishwardi.
iv) 1-2 MW Solar Park Project adjacent to PGCB Grid Sub-station compound,
Jhenaidaha.

Wind Power Projects

Implemented Projects
The potential of wind energy is limited to coastal areas, off-shore islands, rivers sides and other
inland open areas with strong wind regime. In order to generate electricity from Wind Energy,
BPDB installed 4x225 KW = 900 KW capacity grid connected Wind Plant at Muhuri Dam
area of Sonagazi in Feni.
Another project of 1000 KW Wind Battery Hybrid Power Plant at Kutubdia Island was
completed in 2008 which consists of 50 Wind Turbines of 20 kW capacity each.

Ongoing Projects
 Repairing work of the existing 900 kW grid connected Wind Power Project at Muhuri
Dam of Sonagazi in Feni is going on.
Repair and operation & maintenance of the existing Kutubdia 1000 kW Wind Battery
Hybrid Power Project is underway
Steps have been taken to install 15 MW Wind Power Plant across the coastal regions
of Bangladesh after 1 year Wind Resources Assessment in Muhuri Dam Area of
Feni, Mognamaghat of Coxsbazar, Parky Beach of Anwara in Chittagong,
Kepupara of Borguna and Kuakata of Patuakhali. Wind Mapping is going on at
Muhuri Dam area of Feni and at Mognamaghat of Coxsbazar by Regen Powertech Ltd.
of India.
Installation of Wind Monitoring Stations at Inani Beach of Cox'sbazar, Parky Beach of
Anwara, Sitakundu of Chittagong and at Chandpur under USAID TA project is underway

Projects under Planning

BPDB has planned to implement 50-200 MW Wind Power Project at Parky Beach
area, Anawara in Chittagong on IPP basis.
Power Division and BPDB have primarily identified 22 potential sites for Wind
Resource Mapping in Bangladesh. Wind monitoring stations will be installed at these
sites for comprehensive Wind Resource Assessment (WRA).
BPDB has also plan to expand On-shore Wind Power Plants along the coastline of
coastal regions of Bangladesh.

Hybrid Projects
Ongoing Projects
7.5 MW off Grid Wind-Solar Hybrid System with HFO( heavy fuel oil )/Diesel
Based Engine Driven Generator in Hatiya Island, Noakhali.

Projects under Planning

BPDB HAS PLANNED TO INSTALL 1 MW OFF GRID SOLAR- DIESEL BASED
HYBRID POWER PLANT IN KUTUBDIA ISLAND.

Micro/Mini Hydro Projects

Implemented Projects
Micro/ mini-hydro have limited potential in Bangladesh with exception of Chittagong Hill Tracts
region. A 50 kW micro-hydro plant was installed at Barkal Upazila of Rangamati district in
2005.

Ongoing Projects
50-70 kW Mohamaya Irrigation-cum-Hydro Power Project at Mirersorai,
Chittagong.
Rehabilation of 50 kW Micro-Hydro Power Plant at Barkal Upazila of Rangamati
district.

Installed Capacity of BPDB Power Plants as on April 2017

Fuel Type Capacity(Unit) Total(%)
Coal 250.00 MW 1.9 %
F.Oil 0.00 MW 0%
Gas 8267.00 MW 62.73 %
HFO 2800.00 MW 21.25 %
HSD 1032.00 MW 7.83 %
Hydro 230.00 MW 1.75 %
Imported 600.00 MW 4.55 %
Total 13179.00 MW 100 %
Derated Capacity of BPDB Power Plants as on April 2017
Fuel Type Capacity(Unit) Total(%)
Coal 200.00 MW 1.59 %
F.Oil 0.00 MW 0%
Gas 7844.00 MW 62.36 %
HFO 2743.00 MW 21.81 %
HSD 961.00 MW 7.64 %
Hydro 230.00 MW 1.83 %
Imported 600.00 MW 4.77 %
Total 12578.00 MW 100 %

Maximum generation in 2017 : 8737.00 MW as on 28/03/2017

Maximum generation in 2016 : 7825.00 MW as on 30/06/2016

Distribution Zones
BPDB is responsible for distribution of electricity in most of urban areas in Bangladesh except
Dhaka Metropolitan City and its adjoining areas under DPDC and DESCO, areas under West
Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL) and some of the rural areas under
Rural Electrification Board ( REB).

Followings of the Distribution Zones of BPDB:

Chittagong
Comilla
Sylhet
Mymenshing
Rajshahi
Rangpur

About 100 million people in Bangladesh, out of a total of 160 million, were without electricity
for about 10 hours on November 1. The rest of the population has no access to the national grid.
The interruption originated at 11.30 am at a sub-station in Bheramara in Kushtia district. Soon it
knocked out the 400 KV transmission line that was bringing in 445 MW of power from India.

If a generator fails, the load will instantly exceed the generation capacity, resulting in a
drop in frequency. If the loss of generation is within a tolerable limit, it is possible to
continue the operation of the grid by increasing the generation from the hot reserve
capacity of the system which is available from the operating power plants and/or by
resorting to load-shedding. On the other hand, if a significant load is lost, there will be
excess generation in the system that will boost the frequency. In that case, the generation
capacity must be reduced to bring down the frequency to the desired level.

A power grid collapses if the loss of generation or load is too large for the system to handle.
This is exactly what happened on November 1. The tripping of the transmission line at
Bheramara amounted to a loss of about 445 MW of power imported from India, as
mentioned earlier. It is reported that the sub-station at Bheramara cannot handle any
power beyond 400 MW. The loss of power at Bheramara reduced the frequency to 45
cycles/second and created an electric surge that finally caused the blackout throughout the
country.