Orion power station — Bangladesh
Coal power plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Approximate location 23.61095, 90.59335.
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Orion power station is a 700 MW coal power station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is operated by Orion Power Unit-2 Dhaka Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 876k homes (estimated). It ranks #40 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_orion_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 700 MW, Orion power station is below the median coal plant in Bangladesh (1,320 MW). Technically it is described as ultra-supercritical. 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
- 1.8% of 38,390 MW across 29 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 12 of 15 dated coal 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 coal plants in Bangladesh
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Orion Power Unit-2 Dhaka Ltd [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. 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 #20 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
- Meghnaghat CCPP · Gas · 855 MW · Dhaka
- Munshiganj power station · Gas · 3,960 MW · Dhaka
- Madanganj (Summit) · Oil · 157 MW · Dhaka
- Gazaria power station (RPCL) · Gas · 600 MW · Dhaka
- Horippur Power CCPP · Gas · 946 MW · Dhaka
- Siddirgonj (Desh) · Oil · 96 MW · Dhaka
Location
Coordinates 23.61095, 90.59335 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Orion power station?
Orion power station is a 700 MW coal power plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Announced 2030.
Who operates Orion power station?
Orion power station is operated by Orion Power Unit-2 Dhaka Ltd [100%].