# Shanghai Electric's 225MW combined cycle power plant goes online in Bangladesh

Shanghai Electric's first combined cycle power plant in Bangladesh, converted from a 150MW simple cycle plant to 225MW in Sylhet, has entered commercial operation, increasing annual electricity output by 640 million kWh.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-10
- Where: Sylhet, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
- Starts operating: 10 Apr 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 225 MW
- Products: combined cycle power plant, air-cooled generator
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Shanghai Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1068.md)
- [Power Development Board](https://endata.com/companies/46499.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/shanghai-electric-s-first-combined-cycle-power-plant-ccpp-goes-online-in-bangladesh-859203825.html), 2020-04-10: "Shanghai Electric Group announced today that its first combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in Bangladesh has entered into commercial operation."

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