Sylhet (Energyprima) — Bangladesh

Sylhet (Energyprima) is a 225 MW gas power station in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is operated by EnergyPrima. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 253k homes (estimated). It ranks #65 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. 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 WRI1029260.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406006; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 225 MW, Sylhet (Energyprima) is below the median gas plant in Bangladesh (553 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

Key facts

Share of Bangladesh gas capacity

0.5% of 44,028 MW across 50 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

7 of 34 dated gas 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 gas plants in Bangladesh

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by EnergyPrima.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.9°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 100% 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.

A gas turbine here also runs ~7% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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 #32 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

• Fenchuganj (Barakatullah) · Gas · 296 MW · Sylhet
• Summit Bibiana-2 · Gas · 341 MW · Sylhet
• MYNTDU · Hydro · 126 MW · Assam
• UMIAM I II &IV · Hydro · 96 MW · Meghalaya
• Hobiganj (Confidence-EP) · Gas · 11 MW · Sylhet
• West Khasi Hills power station · Coal · 240 MW · Meghalaya

Location

Coordinates 24.9096, 91.83 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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