Barupukuria ST 1 — Bangladesh
Coal power plant in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Approximate location 25.5502, 88.9527.
CoalRangpur DivisionBangladesh
Barupukuria ST 1 is a 250 MW coal power station in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 313k homes (estimated). It ranks #62 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 21.5% 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 WRI1029206.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000100079; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 250 MW, Barupukuria ST 1 is below the median coal plant in Bangladesh (1,320 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Bangladesh coal capacity
- 0.7% of 38,390 MW across 29 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Bangladesh
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.6°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 99% 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.
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 #28 largest coal power plant of 29 in Bangladesh by capacity.
Bangladesh has 29 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 38,390 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Barapukuria power station · Coal · 525 MW · Rangpur
- Dighipara power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Rangpur
- Sayedpur power station · Oil · 150 MW · Sayedpur
- Confidence Rangpur power station · Oil · 113 MW · Dhaka
- Rangpur GT · Oil · 20 MW · Rangpur Division
- Gaibandha Ashuganj power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Rangpur
Location
Coordinates 25.5502, 88.9527 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Barupukuria ST 1?
Barupukuria ST 1 is a 250 MW coal power plant in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.