Within the scope of a large order, Mannheim-based MWM has shipped no less than 15 gas gensets with an output of 4 MWel each to Bangladesh. The project, which is unprecedented in the company's history, was started in spring of last year and is currently being installed at the destination. The buyer is a power plant of Precision Energy Ltd., a specially formed subsidiary of a leading group of companies in Bangladesh.
With its 15 large gas gensets, the natural gas-powered plant in Ashugong, Bangladesh, will generate a total of 60 MWel, all of which will be fed into the public grid. Bangladesh is with its population of about 150 million one of the most densely populated countries. Meanwhile, the country's daily demand for electricity has grown to 5,200 MW, compared to no more than 4,000 MW actually produced. Investments worth USD 15 billion are needed by 2020 in order to prevent the power industry from becoming an impediment to the country's development.
The 15 gas gensets, which have arrived in Bangladesh in the meantime, have covered a total distance of about 16,000 km (10,000 mi). About 40 low-bed trailers were needed for transporting this heavy equipment from the port in Chittagong to the destination.
The project was rolled out with Kaltimex Energy Pvt. Ltd. from Dhaka, Bangladesh, which has already successfully implemented numerous local projects with MWM and has established an efficient sales and customer service organization in recent years. According to the MWM headquarters in Mannheim, Germany, the commercial launch of the new power plant Ashugong is scheduled for the first half of this year.