Bera Peaking — Bangladesh
Oil power plant in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Approximate location 24.0895, 89.6176.
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Bera Peaking is a 74.6 MW oil power plant in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 56k homes (estimated). It ranks #101 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 12.1% 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 WRI1029207.
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 · L100000408322; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 74.6 MW, Bera Peaking is below the median oil plant in Bangladesh (100 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Bangladesh oil capacity
- 1.5% of 5,065 MW across 46 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 40 dated oil 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 oil plants in Bangladesh
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. 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.
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 oil power plant of 46 in Bangladesh by capacity.
Bangladesh has 46 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 5,065 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Baghabari GT 1 · Gas · 223 MW · Rajshahi
- Ullapara (Summit) · Gas · 11 MW · Rajshahi
- Siddhirganj (Dutch Bangla) · Gas · 520 MW · Rajshahi
- Summit Power (Madhabdi+Ashulia) · Gas · 80 MW · Dhaka
- Faridpur · Oil · 55.8 MW · Dhaka
- Rooppur nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,400 MW · Khulna
Location
Coordinates 24.0895, 89.6176 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bera Peaking?
Bera Peaking is a 74.6 MW oil power plant in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, commissioned in 2011.