Approach The project was originally designed as a 300 MW peaking power plant (gas-fired) to meet the shortages during peak periods. Given the increasing energy demand and continued supply shortages, the Government decided to upgrade the peaking units to a combined cycle technology to produce higher amount of electricity with lower gas consumption. This will meet base load as well as peak demands. Combined cycle technologies also contribute to less carbon emission and higher thermal efficiency. An additional financing (US$160 million) is required to meet the additional capital cost of the combined cycle technology. EGCB is responsible
for implementing the power plant component of the project and has awarded the contract to supply and install a 335 MW combined cycle power plant at Siddhirganj. PGCB is implementing an 11 km 230 kV transmission line to evacuate the power generated by the power plant. GTCL is implementing a 60 km 30inch gas pipeline to improve the reliability of gas supply to the power plant area. In addition to supporting the physical infrastructures, the project is providing institutional development supports to the three implementing agencies, including the provision of an Owners’ Engineer for EGCB and GTCL, an Operation & Maintenance contractor for EGCB, and an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool for both EGCB and GTCL.
Expected Results by 2016
335 MW of electricity to be added to the national
grid by March 2015.
Gas supply to Siddhirganj power hub will improve through a direct gas transmission pipeline from Bakhrabad. Power evacuation system completed by October 2013. Institutional strengthening of the implementing agencies (EGCB, GTCL and PGCB) continued.
Towards the Future
Š Arne Hoel
The World Bank is exploring further opportunities to make investment in rural electrification and renewable energy, distribution and energy efficiency and energy saving.
The World Bank in Bangladesh
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