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Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited
(Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited)
Ashuganj, Brahmanabria
Ashuganj - 3402
Bangladesh
Type
Government
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Telephone
+880-02-9330915
Fax
+880-02-9330918
Activities
Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. is a Government owned public limited company and the largest power hub in Bangladesh. The present total power (electricity) generation capacity of its 08 units is 1690 MW. As a part of the Power Sector Development and Reform Program of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. (APSCL) has been incorporated under the Companies Act 1994 on 28 June 2000. The Registration No. of APSCL is 40630 (2328) /2000. Ashuganj Power Station (APS) Complex (with its Assets and Liabilities) had been transferred to the APSCL through a Provisional Vendor’s Agreement signed between BPDB and APSCL on 22 May 2003. All the activities of the company started formally on 01 June 2003. From that day the overall activities of the Company along with operation, maintenance and development of the Power Station are vested upon a Management Team consisting of the Managing Director, the Executive Director (Engineering), the Executive Director (P & P) & the Executive Director (Finance).
According to the Articles of Association of the Company, 99.99% of total shares is held by BPDB and restof the shares are distributed among Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning, Power Division, MOPEMR & Energy Division
Electricity generated in this power station is supplied to the national grid and it is distributed to the consumers throughout the whole country through the national grid. This power station plays a significant role in the national economic development by generating more than 15% of total demand for electricity in the country. In this power station, Natural Gas from Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd. is used as fuel. Water from the Meghna is used through in-take channels for steam generation and cooling of generated steam. Used water (for cooling) is again thrown into the Meghna river through discharge channels. It is known that about 36,000 acres of land of Ashugan,Sarail& Brahmanbaria Upazilla are irrigated by this water
A K M DEWAN
Deputy Manager(Health, Safety and Environment), Add. charge