Basic Information
- Name of the Project: Rupsha 800-Megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
- Location: Khalishpur, Khulna District, Khulna (campus of former Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited, Khulna)
- Geographic Position: In Khulna City (6.9 km from downtown)
- Land Size:
- Installed Capacity: 880 MW
- Derated Capacity: 800 MW
- Technology: Combined Cycle (CC)
- Fuel: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
- Source of Fuel: Imported
Environmental & Social Risk
- Environmental Risk Category: A
- Involuntary Resettlement: B
- Indigenous Peoples: C
- Affected Persons (Direct):
- Affected Persons (Indirect):
Executing Agencies
- Operator: North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL)
- Sponsor: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)
- Financier: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (ISDB)
- Borrower: North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL)
- EPC Contractor:
Financial Information
- Total Budget: USD 1,140.00 Million
- Asian Development Bank (ADB): OCR Loan (Loan 3676): USD 500.00 Million
- Islamic Development Bank (IsDB): Project Loan: USD 300.00 Million
- Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR): Grant (TA 9164): USD 1.5 Million
- Bangladesh Government: USD 338.50 Million
Timeline
- Project Number: 50161-003 (Rupsha 800-Megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant Project)
- Project Number: 50161-004 (Khulna 800 MW LNG Based Power Plant Project: TA 9164)
- Date of Submission: March 2016
- Proposal of TA: July 2016
- Date of Approval: 26 Jun 2018
- Project Period: September 2018 – June 2022
Project Related Documents
- Gender Action Plan (GAP): May 2018
- Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: May 2018
- Resettlement Plan (Component 1: Power Plant): March 2018
- Resettlement Plan (Component 2: Gas Supply): March 2018
- Resettlement Plan (Component 3: Power Transmission): March 2018
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Vol. 1: Power Plant): February 2018
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Vol. 2: Gas Supply): February 2018
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Vol. 3: Power Transmission): February 2018
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Annexes): February 2018
- Initial Poverty and Social Analysis (IPSA) [under South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)]: December 2016
- Initial Poverty and Social Analysis (IPSA) (as Khulna 800 MW LNG Based Power Plant Project: Project # 50161-004): November 2016
Contact Persons
- Aziz A. Yusupov, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila, The Philippines
News Clippings
- 03 Aug 2018: $500m ADB loan for Khulna power plant: The Daily New Nation
- 02 Aug 2018: ADB Gives $500m for State-of-the-Art Power Plant in Khulna: The Energy Bangla
- 27 Jun 2018: ADB approves $500m for 800MW power plant in Bangladesh: The Power Technology
- 26 Jun 2018: $500 Million ADB Loan to Develop State-of-the-Art Power Plant in Bangladesh: Asian Development Bank
- 21 Jun 2018: Rupsa power plant to produce 800 MW in 2021: Nasrul: The Daily Sun
- 21 May 2018: Khulna 800MW power project awaits ECNEC nod: The Energynewsbd
- 05 May 2018: 800-MW combined cycle power plant to be built in Rupsha: The Daily Observer