GE to provide advanced gas turbine technology for 718 MW plant in Bangladesh

• 3 years ago (2020-08-03)
• David Flin

Asia 859 Gas 379

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GE has announced that it will supply its advanced gas turbine technology upgrade Advanced Gas Path (AGP) for the upcoming for the upcoming 718 MW combined cycle power plant in Meghnaghat, Bangladesh. The plant is being built by Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power, a joint venture between India’s Reliance Power and Japan’s JERA . Samsung C&T are the EPC contractors.

The Meghnaghat power plant will be powered by two GE 9F gas turbines, one GE D11 steam turbine, and three H53 generators. The plant will run on re-gasified LNG.

GE’s contract with Samsung C&T includes GE’s AGP upgrade for two GE 9F.03 gas turbines, steam turbine refurbishment along with control upgrades and parts supply. Once implemented, the upgrade solution will help deliver up to 6.7 per cent increase in power output, up to 3.3 per cent improvement in heat rate, up to 2 per cent increase in efficiency, enhanced operational flexibility, and extending the maintenance interval up to 32 000 hours.

Meghnaghat is located near Dhaka, in a strategic location with multiple private sector power plants feeding power to the capital.