Raj Lanka Power Company helping to power Bangladesh

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Oct 13, 2023
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The timesonline team had a chance to visit the 52.2 mega watt thermal power plant set up by Lakdhanavi Ltd subsidiary, Raj Lanka Power Company Limited. Located in Rajshahi district in Bangladesh approximately 200 km from Dhaka, the plant is designed to use Heavy Furnace Oil (HFO) as the main fuel and Diesel can be used as a back-up fuel. The facility includes six complete HFO/Gas based reciprocating engines (Wärtsilä 20V32) each coupled with a generator (ABB AMG – 11.115MVA). The plant commenced commercial operation in January 2014.