Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL)

Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL) is one of the largest power generation companies in Bangladesh. The Company was registered as a private limited company under the Companies Act 1994 on June 28, 2000, as part of the Power Sector Development and Reform Program of the Government of Bangladesh. Later, it was transformed into a public limited company on March 1, 2003. APSCL registration No. is 40630 (2328) / 2000. Ashuganj Power Station (APS) Complex was handed over to APSCL through the 1st Provisional Vendor’s Agreement signed between Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and APSCL on 22 May 2003. All the activities of the company officially started from 01st June 2003 and the overall activities of the company including operation, maintenance and development activities of the Company vested on a management team consisting of Managing Director, Executive Director (Operation & Maintenance), Executive Director (Planning & Development) and Executive Director (Finance). The present installed capacity of APSCL is 1647 MW (about 15% of total electricity generation capacity in the public sector of the country, as of June 2024). Electricity generated by APSCL is being supplied to the national grid and distributed to the consumers throughout the whole country. APSCL plays a significant role in the national economic development by generating about 6% (as of June 2024) of the total electricity generation of the country. Natural gas from Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited is used as the primary fuel for electricity generation and water from the river Meghna is used for steam generation and cooling of the plants. The main portion of the used water is being discharged through channels for irrigation in the dry season and the remaining portion of used water is being discharged through channels to the river after cooling. It is well known that this water irrigates about 40,000 acres of land of Brahmanbaria district and adjacent areas.