Aggreko plc has signed an agreement with the
Bangladesh Power Development Board for the provision
of 200 mw of temporary power. The three-year
agreement has an estimated value of $150 million.
Bangladesh, according to an Aggreko statement,
has recently been affected by power shortages
due to increased industrial and domestic demand.
Widespread power cuts are inhibiting economic
development.
To bridge the immediate power supply gap,
Aggreko will provide turnkey power packages to
BPDP, which will feed power directly to substations
connected to the national grid. While 100 mw
will be provided at 132kV, the other half will be
connected at 33kV. All aspects of the power packages,
from design, mobilization and commissioning
to operation and maintenance, will be provided
by Aggreko. The first tranche of power will be
operational on July 1, while the entire project will
be commissioned in August 2010.
The award of this contract is in addition to the 40
mw that Aggreko has been operating since October
2008 at Khulna (see photo).