Confidence Rangpur power station — Bangladesh

Confidence Rangpur power station is a 113 MW oil power station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is operated by Confidence Power Rangpur Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 85k homes (estimated). It ranks #81 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).

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

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408328; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 113 MW, Confidence Rangpur 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.

Key facts

Share of Bangladesh oil capacity

2.2% of 5,065 MW across 46 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

27 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).

Owner

Operated by Confidence Power Rangpur Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.7°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 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 #13 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

• Rangpur GT · Oil · 20 MW · Rangpur Division
• Dighipara power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Rangpur
• Barupukuria ST 1 · Coal · 250 MW · Rangpur Division
• Barapukuria power station · Coal · 525 MW · Rangpur
• Sayedpur power station · Oil · 150 MW · Sayedpur
• Phulbari Coal Project (Asia Energy) · Coal · 1,000 MW · Rangpur

Location

Coordinates 25.659125, 89.272738 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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