Rangpur GT — Bangladesh
Oil power plant in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Approximate location 25.7233, 89.2432.
OilRangpur DivisionBangladesh
Rangpur GT is a 20 MW oil power plant in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 15k homes (estimated). It ranks #126 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1988, it is around 38 years old — long-established. 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 WRI1029243.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 20 MW, Rangpur GT is below the median oil plant in Bangladesh (100 MW). 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
- 0.4% of 5,065 MW across 46 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 40 dated oil plants in Bangladesh is 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).
Local climate & thermal context
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.
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 #46 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
- Confidence Rangpur power station · Oil · 113 MW · Dhaka
- Barupukuria ST 1 · Coal · 250 MW · Rangpur Division
- Barapukuria power station · Coal · 525 MW · Rangpur
- Sayedpur power station · Oil · 150 MW · Sayedpur
- Dighipara power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Rangpur
- Phulbari Coal Project (Asia Energy) · Coal · 1,000 MW · Rangpur
Location
Coordinates 25.7233, 89.2432 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Rangpur GT?
Rangpur GT is a 20 MW oil power plant in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh, commissioned in 1988.