Siddhirganj Power Project

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The Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project for Government of Bangladesh (GOB) development objectives are to increase the supply of power during periods of peak demand in Bangladesh (GOB), and to strengthen the three implementing agencies: Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL), Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB), and Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB). The project will have five components: i) a 60 km natural gas pipeline from the gas processing center at Bakhrabad to the power generation site at Siddhirganj; ii) a 300 MW peaking power plant at Siddhirganj, composed of simple-cycle gas turbines; iii) an 11 km, 230 kv transmission line from Siddhirganj to the Maniknagar grid substation in South Dhaka, plus associated switchgear; iv) technical assistance to support the base fees of an operations and maintenance (O&M) contractor for the power plant, and owner's engineers for the GTCL and PGCB components; and v) core management information systems for GTCL and EGCB. The project aims to make a direct contribution to the country's economic growth, while also helping Bangladesh stabilize electricity supply, thereby supporting both the country's growth prospects and GOB's grid electrification program.