Payra LNG power station — Bangladesh

Payra LNG power station is a 3,600 MW gas power station in Barisal, Bangladesh. It ranks #6 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 64.3% 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_payralng_bangla.

Data provenance

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

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 3,600 MW, Payra LNG power station is well above the median gas plant in Bangladesh (553 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #5 largest gas power plant of 50 in Bangladesh by capacity.

Bangladesh has 50 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 44,028 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Payra power station (BCPCL) · Coal · 2,640 MW · Barisal
• Sena Kalyan Sangstha power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Barisal
• Patuakhali power station (RPCL/NORINCO) · Coal · 2,640 MW · Barisal
• Patuakhali power station (Ashuganj) · Gas · 3,600 MW · Barisal
• Barisal power station · Coal · 700 MW · Barisal
• United Payra power plant · Oil · 147.3 MW · Patuakhali

Location

Coordinates 21.999205, 90.305597 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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