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Power Plants in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has 57 power plants on the map, adding up to about 12 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is gas. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS57

TOTAL CAPACITY12 GW

MOST COMMON FUELGas

By fuel

How Bangladesh’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Gas27 · 47% · 9 GW

Oil26 · 46% · 3 GW

Solar2 · 4% · 33 MW

Coal1 · 2% · 250 MW

Hydro1 · 2% · 230 MW

Largest power plants in Bangladesh

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

1,649 MWAshuganj (Aggreko)Gas

946 MWHorippur Power CCPPGas2008

861 MWGhorasal ST :Unit-3Gas1986

855 MWMeghnaghat CCPPGas2002

560 MWBheramara GT (Unit-1 2 3)Oil1976

553 MWChittagong RoazanGas

536 MWShahjibazar 330 MWGas

520 MWSiddhirganj (Dutch Bangla)Gas

510 MWKhulna (KPCL-2)Gas

341 MWSummit Bibiana-2Gas

296 MWFenchuganj (Barakatullah)Gas

261 MWShikalbaha Peaking (GT)Oil

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