Katakhali (Peaking) — Bangladesh

Katakhali (Peaking) is a 100 MW oil power station in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is operated by Northern Power Solution Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #93 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 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 WRI1029230.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 52 MW for Katakhali power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 100 MW, Katakhali (Peaking) is around 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

2.0% of 5,065 MW across 46 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

7 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 Northern Power Solution Ltd [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 24.4°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 99% 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 #23 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

• Natore power station · Oil · 53.5 MW · Rajshahi
• Amnura · Oil · 50 MW · Rajshahi
• Chapainawabganj power station · Oil · 107.1 MW · Amnura
• Bheramara GT (Unit-1 2 3) · Oil · 560 MW · Khulna
• Rooppur nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,400 MW · Khulna
• Santahar Peaking · Oil · 52.2 MW · Rajshahi

Location

Coordinates 24.366, 88.6763 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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