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GE to provide maintenance services & suite of digital solutions for upcoming 718-MW gas power plant in Bangladesh

Kolkata, Mar 31 (UNI) GE on Wednesday announced that it will be providing maintenance
services and a suite of digital solutions for the upcoming 718-megawatt (MW) combined
cycle power plant at Meghnaghat, Narayanganj, Bangladesh owned by Reliance Bangladesh
LNG & Power Ltd,a joint venture between India’s Reliance Power Limited and Japan’s
JERA Co., Inc.
The 22-year agreement includes equipment maintenance on the gas and steam turbines,
and auxiliaries, and implementation of plant-wide digital solutions on cloud APM (Asset
Performance Maintenance) Health & Reliability, OPM (Operations Performance Maintenance) Performance Intelligence, and BaseLine Security Centre for the contract term.
“Emerging nations like Bangladesh need reliable and affordable supply of electricity that can
further boost the infrastructure development and economic growth. GE’s proven track record of providing high-quality technology, services and advanced digital solutions along with the local
footprint in Bangladesh, gives us the confidence that the 718 MW Meghnaghat power plant will
seta new benchmark in delivering sustainable power to the people of Bangladesh,” said Ranjan
Lohar, CEO, Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Ltd.
The Meghnaghat power plant will be powered by two GE 9F gas turbines, one GE D11 steam
turbine and three H53generators.Itwill utilize re-gasifiedliquified natural gas (LNG) fuel to
generate the equivalent electricity needed to supply more than 850,000 homes in Bangladesh.
GE aims to bring improved availability and performance to the plant while performing all of the
plant’s major maintenance needs over the term of the contract.
The suite of digital solutions provided by GE Digital will provide significant benefits such as:
- Asset Performance Management – helps in increasing equipment reliability and O&M efficiency across the plant and fleet. Featuring built-in GE industry expertise, advanced analytics and work
process automation, APM is the backbone of power generation operations enabling the plant
operator to detect operational issues before they occur, avoiding unplanned downtime.
- Operations Performance Management – provides analytics-driven insights to drive profitable operations and planning decisions. From operating at maximum efficiency to data-driven dispatch decisions, OPM helps to improveplant financial performance.
- BaseLine Security –addresses external and internal OT (Operation Technology) cyber security
gaps and risks. The tailored cyber security stack will provide a solid comprehensive solution
covering governance, endpoint protection, application & network security, data protection,
privilege access management, OT monitoring, incident handling & response, data privacy and
identity management.
“Today, by virtue of its economic growth, progressive policy framework and potential of
infrastructure development, Bangladesh is a focal point for investment for global players in
the power sector,” said Deepesh Nanda, CEO, GE Gas Power South Asia.
“The upcoming 718 MW Meghnaghat power plant is a testimony to this fact. GE will
continue to offer advanced technology to support the growth of the power sector in
Bangladesh, contributing towards making electricity more efficient, cost-effective and
accessible.”
As announced earlier, GE will also provide AGP upgrade for two GE 9F.03 gas turbines,
steam turbine refurbishment along with control upgrades and supply the associated parts.
Once implemented, AGP technology will help in delivering up to 6.7% increase in power
output, up to 3.3% improvement in heat rate, and up to 2% increase in efficiency, while
improving the gas turbine operational flexibility and extending itsmaintenance interval up
to 32,000 hours.
Today, GE’s installed base of gas turbines are generating approximately 3 GW of
electricity in Bangladesh. The company has a robust portfolio of gas turbine technologies
including H-class, E-class, F-class, Frame 6, and aero-derivatives,installed across
operational and upcoming power plants in the country.
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