Faridpur — Bangladesh
Oil power plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Approximate location 23.6183, 89.7733.
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Faridpur is a 55.8 MW oil power plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 42k homes (estimated). It ranks #104 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 WRI1029216.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408334; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 55.8 MW, Faridpur is below 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
- 1.1% 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).
Owner
Operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board [100%].
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 23.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
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 #31 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
- Summit Power (Madhabdi+Ashulia) · Gas · 80 MW · Dhaka
- Nawabganj power station · Oil · 57.9 MW · Rajshahi
- Manikganj (Northern) power station · Oil · 57.9 MW · Dhaka
- Northen 55 MW · Oil · 55 MW · Dhaka
- Mawa power station · Coal · 635 MW · Dhaka
- Bera Peaking · Oil · 74.6 MW · Rajshahi
Location
Coordinates 23.6183, 89.7733 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Faridpur?
Faridpur is a 55.8 MW oil power plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh, commissioned in 2011.
Who operates Faridpur?
Faridpur is operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board [100%].