Lesson 2/44 min
Where the plants are, and which came first
Power stations and their locations
| Station | Location |
|---|---|
| Bheramara | Kushtia |
| Ghorashal | Narsingdi |
| Siddhirganj | Narayanganj |
| Meghnaghat | Narayanganj |
| Baghabari | Sirajganj |
| Ashuganj | Brahmanbaria |
| Raozan | Chattogram |
| Tongi | Gazipur |
| Barapukuria | Dinajpur |
| Shahjibazar | Sylhet |
| Kaptai (hydro) | Rangamati |
Did you know?: Zubair's book counts 10 thermal stations; the list above has exactly 10 once Kaptai (hydro) is set aside.
Firsts and largest
- First coal-based power station: Barapukuria, Dinajpur
- First gas-based power station: Haripur, Sylhet
- First solar power project: Narsingdi (as exam answers have it)
- First private barge-mounted power station: Khulna Barge-mounted
- Haripur (Narayanganj) is named in the book as the largest land-based private plant
- Largest private-sector plant: SS Power Plant, Banshkhali (1,320 MW)
- The Baghabari (Sirajganj) station is named “Bijoyer Alo”
Wind and solar
- Three wind projects (Zubair): Chattogram, Kutubdia in Cox's Bazar, and Sonagazi in Feni
- Sutiakhali Solar Power Plant: Gouripur, Mymensingh; capacity 50 MW
- In the 45th BCS the answer for the largest solar plant was Mymensingh
Watch out: Many older questions call Bheramara the largest thermal plant. Plants of 1,320 MW now exist (Payra, Rampal, Banshkhali), so Bheramara is no longer the largest. Khandokar's later question also gives Payra.
Watch out: Zubair's book calls Meghnaghat the larger private plant; Khandokar's says SS Power. SS Power is bigger, so it is used. The book answers for the first and largest wind plant (Feni, Cox's Bazar) could not be verified, so they are not in the quiz. The book calls Sutiakhali “under construction”, but it has been operating since 2020.
Check yourself
Which are the first coal-based and the first gas-based power stations?
At a glance
- 1
Bheramara is in Kushtia, Ghorashal in Narsingdi, Ashuganj in Brahmanbaria, Raozan in Chattogram.
- 2
Siddhirganj and Meghnaghat are in Narayanganj; Baghabari in Sirajganj; Tongi in Gazipur.
- 3
First coal-based station: Barapukuria (Dinajpur); first gas-based: Haripur (Sylhet).
- 4
The first solar project was in Narsingdi; Sutiakhali (Mymensingh) is 50 MW.
- 5
The largest private-sector plant is SS Power, Banshkhali (1,320 MW).