Bhola power station (S Alam) — Bangladesh
Coal power plant in Barisal, Bangladesh. Approximate location 22.6903, 90.6525.
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Bhola power station (S Alam) is a 217 MW coal power station in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is operated by S. Alam Cold Rolled Steels Ltd; LANCO Infratech Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 272k homes (estimated). It ranks #69 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 GEM_coa_bholasalam_bangl.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 217 MW, Bhola power station (S Alam) 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
- 0.6% 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).
Owner
Operated by S. Alam Cold Rolled Steels Ltd; LANCO Infratech Ltd.
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #29 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
- Bhola CCPP GT-1 2 ST · Gas · 227 MW · Barisal
- Barishal GT-unit-1 2 · Gas · 40 MW · Barisal
- Summit Barisal 110MW · Gas · 110 MW · Barisal
- United Payra power plant · Oil · 147.3 MW · Patuakhali
- Chowmuhani power station · Oil · 117.4 MW · Chowmuhani
- Chandpur power station · Gas · 163 MW · Chittagong
Location
Coordinates 22.6903, 90.6525 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bhola power station (S Alam)?
Bhola power station (S Alam) is a 217 MW coal power plant in Barisal, Bangladesh.
Who operates Bhola power station (S Alam)?
Bhola power station (S Alam) is operated by S. Alam Cold Rolled Steels Ltd; LANCO Infratech Ltd.