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Confidence Bagura power station

Oil power plant in Kharna, Bangladesh. Approximate location 24.768642, 89.346059.

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Confidence Bagura power station is a 222.6 MW oil power station in Kharna, Bangladesh. It is operated by Confidence Power Bogura Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 167k homes (estimated). It ranks #67 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. In context, oil supplies about 12.1% of Bangladesh's electricity; the national grid averages 696 gCO₂/kWh (2.1% low-carbon) (2025).

222.6MW installed capacity
167,140homes powered (est.)
2019commissioned (~7 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_confidencebagura_bangla.

Data status

Known data

FacilityConfidence Bagura power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryBangladesh · Kharna GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates24.768642, 89.346059 GEM-GOGPT
FuelOil GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity222.6 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408323; operating plant capacity
OwnerConfidence Power Bogura Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2019 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions438,745 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#67 / 129 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 / 46 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.23× · 100 MW · n=46 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent167,140 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 36/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408323; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 222.6 MW, Confidence Bagura power station is well above the median oil plant in Bangladesh (100 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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.

Capacity vs largest oil plants in Bangladesh

Bheramara GT (Unit-1 2 3): 560 MW560Bheramara …Jhulda: 317 MW317JhuldaShikalbaha Peaking (GT): 261 MW261Shikalbaha…Confidence Bagura power station: 223 MW223Confidence…Desh Chandpur power station: 221 MW221Desh Chand…Sreepur power station: 163 MW163Sreepur po…Madanganj (Summit): 157 MW157Madanganj …Sayedpur power station: 150 MW150Sayedpur p…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Confidence Power Bogura Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 24.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical savanna: hot summers and mild winters

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
10.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
321 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #4 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

Location

Coordinates 24.768642, 89.346059 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Confidence Bagura power station?

Confidence Bagura power station is a 222.6 MW oil power plant in Kharna, Bangladesh, commissioned in 2019.

How many homes can Confidence Bagura power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 167,140 homes (estimated).

Who operates Confidence Bagura power station?

Confidence Bagura power station is operated by Confidence Power Bogura Ltd [100%].

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