A 120mw new power plant inaugurated in BD

[eastwatch]

South Asian Media Net

PM to open first power unit today
Sunday, February 14, 2010

DHAKA: A newly built 120-megawatt power plant will be inaugurated at Siddhirganj today to deal with electricity shortages in the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the 120MW first unit of the Siddhirganj 240MW power plant project.

President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages hailing the inauguration of the power project, considered a watershed in government move for substantially augmenting power generation after a long stalemate.

Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB), a newly established state-owned entity, is implementing the project with Asian Development Bank financing. The ADB has financed US $109.864 million (about Tk 769.048 crore) for the project.

Admitting gas-shortage problem, EGCB Managing Director Mortuza Ali but said: "We are hopeful of getting gas supply as the government is thinking about providing gas through holiday staggering.”

Indian company Bharat Heavy Electric Limited (BHEL) is constructing the power plant winning the contract of Tk 1,133 crore to set up two units of the plant on turnkey basis.

The engineering, procurement and construction contract value of the project is US$ 108.477 plus local currency of Tk 35.31 crore.

This is the second project obtained by the BHEL in Bangladesh. The first project was a 100-MW plant at Baghabari in Sirajganj installed in 2006.

According to the project document, the generation cost per unit of the plant will be Tk 2.014 while Bangladesh Power Development Board's average generation cost is Tk 1.96 per unit.

In a message President Zillur Rahman said it is a positive initiative towards “bringing power-deprived people of the country under power network quickly.”

In a separate message Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the present government has taken various steps considering it as a priority sector.

“Emphasis has been given on establishing coal-fired and renewable energy-based power pants alongside gas-based ones. We will be self-sufficient in power production by 2014,” she said.

The newly built power plant would be important in fulfilling the ever-increasing demand for power, she observed.

 

[DesiGuy]

Request to other members: no need to bring India and BD relations here as it will just turn into useless thread.


it's business, and Indian getting benefit so do Bangladesh.

 

[eastwatch]

Request to other members: no need to bring India and BD relations here as it will just turn into useless thread.

it's business, and Indian getting benefit so does Bangladesh.

I think, it was open bidding and an Indian company won the contract to build and commission the power plant. This is fair, considfering our own inability to build one by ourselves.

By the way, can the Indian manufacturers build GAS TURBINES by themselves, or do they import the components and assemble them? It is great if they can do it all by themselves. BD engineering companies should closely watch Indian way of doing things and emulate so as to build turbines by themselves.

 

[Roby]

By the way, can the Indian manufacturers build GAS TURBINES by themselves, or do they import the components and assemble them? It is great if they can do it all by themselves. BD engineering companies should closely watch Indian way of doing things and emulate so as to build turbines by themselves.

Yes. BHEL manufactures almost every equipments & components for power plants like Gas turbines , Valves , Pipes etc.

 

[idune]

BHEL delays installation of 240MW Siddhirganj plant
Staff Correspondent

The state-run Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh on Wednesday invited tenders for installation of a 2x150 MW peaking power plant at Siddhirganj by December 2011.

The company, a subsidiary of the Power Development Board, is expecting to complete the tender procedure and award the turnkey-contract to a bidder within six months, said a company official.

The bidding procedure will, however, be completed as per the guidelines of the World Bank, which is providing loans for the power plant. The last day of submission of the bids is March 23. Any bidder can submit bids for installation of a gas turbine power plant with between 270MW and 330MW capacity.

‘We are expecting that the tender procedure and necessary approval will be completed within six months. The selected company will get 730 days to install the power plant from the date of signing the contract,’ said the official.

The World Bank’s International Development Association has given a $350 million credit for installation of the 2x150MW power plant, a 60-kilometre gas pipeline from Bakhrabad to Siddhirganj to feed the power plant with gas and a power transmission line to supply electricity to distribution lines.

Although the EGCB’s existing 210MW thermal power plant at Siddhirganj is facing gas shortage, the company officials hope that the new power plant will get sufficient gas supply from the gas pipeline at Bakhrabad.

The company will invite tender in a few months for installation of a 360MW combine cycle power plant at Haripur with a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The plant is supposed to be installed by December 2012 although there is still doubt about the availability of gas for the plant.

Meanwhile, the EGCB’s Indian contractor, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, for installation of a 2x120MW has continued to delay installation of the plant which was supposed to come into operation in November 2008 as per the agreement. The Indian company in January 2007 bagged the $113 million turnkey contract for installation of the plant.

The Indian state minister for commerce and power, Jairam Ramesh during a visit to Bangladesh in November assured M Tamim, special assistant to the then chief adviser that he would take steps so that BHEL could bring at least one of the two units into operation by December 31, power division officials said.

Later, the EGCB informed the government that BHEL would not be able to bring the unit into operation before March, 2009.

Officials of the EGCB, however, told New Age on Wednesday that the unit might not come into operation before May. It is, however, uncertain as to when the second unit will come into operation, they said.

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[idune]

2X120MW SIDDHIRGANJ POWER PLANT

BHEL misses Nov 7 deadline for commencement
Staff Correspondent

Indian Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited misses the November 7 deadline to commence 2x120MW Siddhirganj power plant as it is yet to complete installation of gas turbines in the units, power officials said.

Commencement of the units is being delayed due to rows over acceptance of a ‘repaired’ gas turbine and the development of physical infrastructure at the plant, they said, adding that the company ‘lobbying’ for acceptance of the repaired turbine.

The Indian company in January 2001 bagged the $113 million turnkey contract from the Electricity Generation Company Bangladesh, a subsidiary of the Power Development Board, for the installation of the two-unit plant and it was supposed to go for commercial operation on November 7, they said.

But BHEL informed the government that operation of one of the units will be delayed till January and the other till March as it could not complete turbine installation, a power division official said.

Although state-run BHEL has brought one of the two gas turbines it cannot be installed because of complexities over the development of physical infrastructure. It is yet to bring other turbine from India over a row over ‘damage’ in the turbine, the official said.

BHEL in April informed EGCB that a turbine fell from the trailer on its way to Chennai from Hyderabad for shipment to Bangladesh. The company then took back the turbine to Hyderabad for overhauling and few weeks later informed EGCB that the turbine had ‘no damage’.

Officials of EGCB and its consultant KEMA International later inspected the turbine and concluded that the turbine was repaired. EGCB then appointed a British firm, Lloyds, to inspect the turbine and it is now reviewing the report, power officials said.

The EGCB, however, asked BHEL to extend the guarantee period of the turbine to four years from existing two years, they said adding that BHEL was also asked to guarantee that it would compensate for economic loss caused by any unscheduled closure relating to the gas turbine. EGCB officials said BHEL was yet to respond to the conditions.

Indian state minister for commerce and power Jairam Ramesh and special assistant to the chief adviser M Tamim on Saturday visited the Siddhirganj power plant and discussed the delay in starting operation and the ‘repaired’ gas turbine.

Ramesh requested Tamim to settle the turbine issue as soon as possible and accept the turbine.

Tamim in response informed the Indian minister that EGCB that had an independent board would make a decision on the matter as per the contract with BHEL.

He requested the Indian minister to press BHEL to complete installation of the plant immediately as the country was facing acute power crisis.

Power officials said that BHEL was supposed to install a brand new gas turbine not a repaired one. ‘It is risky to install a repaired turbine as the equipment is sophisticated. Even if the turbine is found okay now, there may be problems in four to five years. So the BHEL should extend the guarantee period for turbine and give guarantee for financial penalty,’ said an official.

Tamim told New Age on Monday that the EGCB and BHEL were in negotiation over the conditions set by the EGCB. ‘We are hoping that both the parties will come to a solution as per the contract signed between them.’

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[M_Saint]

2X120MW SIDDHIRGANJ POWER PLANT

BHEL misses Nov 7 deadline for commencement
Staff Correspondent

Indian Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited misses the November 7 deadline to commence 2x120MW Siddhirganj power plant as it is yet to complete installation of gas turbines in the units, power officials said.

Commencement of the units is being delayed due to rows over acceptance of a ‘repaired’ gas turbine and the development of physical infrastructure at the plant, they said, adding that the company ‘lobbying’ for acceptance of the repaired turbine.

The Indian company in January 2001 bagged the $113 million turnkey contract from the Electricity Generation Company Bangladesh, a subsidiary of the Power Development Board, for the installation of the two-unit plant and it was supposed to go for commercial operation on November 7, they said.

But BHEL informed the government that operation of one of the units will be delayed till January and the other till March as it could not complete turbine installation, a power division official said.

Although state-run BHEL has brought one of the two gas turbines it cannot be installed because of complexities over the development of physical infrastructure. It is yet to bring other turbine from India over a row over ‘damage’ in the turbine, the official said.

BHEL in April informed EGCB that a turbine fell from the trailer on its way to Chennai from Hyderabad for shipment to Bangladesh. The company then took back the turbine to Hyderabad for overhauling and few weeks later informed EGCB that the turbine had ‘no damage’.

Officials of EGCB and its consultant KEMA International later inspected the turbine and concluded that the turbine was repaired. EGCB then appointed a British firm, Lloyds, to inspect the turbine and it is now reviewing the report, power officials said.

The EGCB, however, asked BHEL to extend the guarantee period of the turbine to four years from existing two years, they said adding that BHEL was also asked to guarantee that it would compensate for economic loss caused by any unscheduled closure relating to the gas turbine. EGCB officials said BHEL was yet to respond to the conditions.

Indian state minister for commerce and power Jairam Ramesh and special assistant to the chief adviser M Tamim on Saturday visited the Siddhirganj power plant and discussed the delay in starting operation and the ‘repaired’ gas turbine.

Ramesh requested Tamim to settle the turbine issue as soon as possible and accept the turbine.

Tamim in response informed the Indian minister that EGCB that had an independent board would make a decision on the matter as per the contract with BHEL.

He requested the Indian minister to press BHEL to complete installation of the plant immediately as the country was facing acute power crisis.

Power officials said that BHEL was supposed to install a brand new gas turbine not a repaired one. ‘It is risky to install a repaired turbine as the equipment is sophisticated. Even if the turbine is found okay now, there may be problems in four to five years. So the BHEL should extend the guarantee period for turbine and give guarantee for financial penalty,’ said an official.

Tamim told New Age on Monday that the EGCB and BHEL were in negotiation over the conditions set by the EGCB. ‘We are hoping that both the parties will come to a solution as per the contract signed between them.’

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Welcome back, Idune Vhai. So BHEL's electricity seems like comparable to Maruti/Suzuki and above all its given "Shadhinata" to us.

 

[idea123]

2X120MW SIDDHIRGANJ POWER PLANT

BHEL misses Nov 7 deadline for commencement
Staff Correspondent

Indian Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited misses the November 7 deadline to commence 2x120MW Siddhirganj power plant as it is yet to complete installation of gas turbines in the units, power officials said.

Commencement of the units is being delayed due to rows over acceptance of a ‘repaired’ gas turbine and the development of physical infrastructure at the plant, they said, adding that the company ‘lobbying’ for acceptance of the repaired turbine.

The Indian company in January 2001 bagged the $113 million turnkey contract from the Electricity Generation Company Bangladesh, a subsidiary of the Power Development Board, for the installation of the two-unit plant and it was supposed to go for commercial operation on November 7, they said.

But BHEL informed the government that operation of one of the units will be delayed till January and the other till March as it could not complete turbine installation, a power division official said.

Although state-run BHEL has brought one of the two gas turbines it cannot be installed because of complexities over the development of physical infrastructure. It is yet to bring other turbine from India over a row over ‘damage’ in the turbine, the official said.

BHEL in April informed EGCB that a turbine fell from the trailer on its way to Chennai from Hyderabad for shipment to Bangladesh. The company then took back the turbine to Hyderabad for overhauling and few weeks later informed EGCB that the turbine had ‘no damage’.

Officials of EGCB and its consultant KEMA International later inspected the turbine and concluded that the turbine was repaired. EGCB then appointed a British firm, Lloyds, to inspect the turbine and it is now reviewing the report, power officials said.

The EGCB, however, asked BHEL to extend the guarantee period of the turbine to four years from existing two years, they said adding that BHEL was also asked to guarantee that it would compensate for economic loss caused by any unscheduled closure relating to the gas turbine. EGCB officials said BHEL was yet to respond to the conditions.

Indian state minister for commerce and power Jairam Ramesh and special assistant to the chief adviser M Tamim on Saturday visited the Siddhirganj power plant and discussed the delay in starting operation and the ‘repaired’ gas turbine.

Ramesh requested Tamim to settle the turbine issue as soon as possible and accept the turbine.

Tamim in response informed the Indian minister that EGCB that had an independent board would make a decision on the matter as per the contract with BHEL.

He requested the Indian minister to press BHEL to complete installation of the plant immediately as the country was facing acute power crisis.

Power officials said that BHEL was supposed to install a brand new gas turbine not a repaired one. ‘It is risky to install a repaired turbine as the equipment is sophisticated. Even if the turbine is found okay now, there may be problems in four to five years. So the BHEL should extend the guarantee period for turbine and give guarantee for financial penalty,’ said an official.

Tamim told New Age on Monday that the EGCB and BHEL were in negotiation over the conditions set by the EGCB. ‘We are hoping that both the parties will come to a solution as per the contract signed between them.’

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WHY ARE YOU POSTING NOV 4 2008 and JAN 29 , 2009 NEWS.... IN FEB 2010

MALICIOUS INTENTIONS ??????

 

[eastwatch]

BHEL delays installation of 240MW Siddhirganj plant
Staff Correspondent

National

What is the use of derailing the topic by posting an outdated 2009 January news report? Important thing is not that an Indian company has built it, because it is not free, we have paid them money. It is not also important that AL is in power.

More important is there will be an addition of 120 mw of electricity in our national grid after the commissioning of this new power plant. We should all be happy about that. It is one step ahead towards a better Bangladesh.