North_West_Power_Generation_Company_Ltd

Northwest Power Generation Company

Northwest Power Generation Company

Power and electric company

North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) is a state owned power and electric company in Bangladesh and is located in UTC Building (Level 3 & 4), 8 Panthapath, Kawranbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an enterprise of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).[1]

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History

North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) was established on 28 August 2007 as a Public Limited Company under the Bangladesh Power Development Board.[2] Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt.) Ltd (BCPCL) a joint venture between China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) and North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) built a 1,320MW power plant in Patuakhali District near Payra Seaport. Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt.) Ltd (BCPCL) was formed in 2014. NWPGCL has four power plants in Sirajganj, Bheramara, Kushtia, Bagerhat and Khulna.[3][4] Northwest Power Generation Company Limited has joint ventures with Siemens to build a 4 billion dollar power plant.[5] It has joint venture with Sembcorp Utilities of Singapore to build a 414-megawatt power plant in Sirajganj.[6] It also has joint collaboration with the Japanese Marubeni.[7]

References

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    Rasel, Aminur Rahman. "PDB to become holding company, employees against the move". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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    "company profile". nwpgcl.org.bd. NWPGCL. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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    "Payra coal-fired power plant to go into operation in April 2019". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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    "Payra 'Power Hub': Dev frenzy wakes a lonesome land". The Daily Star. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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    "Joint venture to set up LNG-based power plants at $4b". The Daily Star. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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    "Joint venture to produce 414MW". The Daily Star. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Blacklisted co given the job". The Daily Star. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.



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