Baghabari GT 1 — Bangladesh
Gas power plant in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Approximate location 24.1361, 89.5933.
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Baghabari GT 1 is a 223 MW gas power station in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 251k homes (estimated). It ranks #66 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 64.3% of Bangladesh's electricity; the national grid averages 696 gCO₂/kWh (2.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1029203.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 100 MW for Baghabari power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 223 MW, Baghabari GT 1 is below the median gas plant in Bangladesh (553 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Bangladesh gas capacity
- 0.5% of 44,028 MW across 50 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 34 dated gas plants in Bangladesh are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Bangladesh
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 100% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 13/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~7% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #33 largest gas power plant of 50 in Bangladesh by capacity.
Bangladesh has 50 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 44,028 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bera Peaking · Oil · 74.6 MW · Rajshahi
- Ullapara (Summit) · Gas · 11 MW · Rajshahi
- Siddhirganj (Dutch Bangla) · Gas · 520 MW · Rajshahi
- Summit Power (Madhabdi+Ashulia) · Gas · 80 MW · Dhaka
- Rooppur nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,400 MW · Khulna
- Bheramara GT (Unit-1 2 3) · Oil · 560 MW · Khulna
Location
Coordinates 24.1361, 89.5933 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Baghabari GT 1?
Baghabari GT 1 is a 223 MW gas power plant in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, commissioned in 1999.
Who operates Baghabari GT 1?
Baghabari GT 1 is operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board [100%].