GE is supplying 28 Jenbacher J620 GS natural gas-fueled engines to Doreen Power Generation & Systems and Doreen Power House & Technologies, which are subsidiaries of Asian Entech Power and Saiham Power Plant, respectively, both based in the capital city of Dhaka. Three power plants will be built each with eight of the J620 generator sets, while a fourth plant will feature four of the units.
The generator sets will support the national grid, utilizing the region’s natural gas supplies as a primary fuel source to generate electricity and thus help Bangladesh meet its growing demand for power. GE said that it has more than 100 installed Jenbacher units in Bangladesh.
The engines are being manufactured at GE’s gas engine headquarters and manufacturing center in Jenbach, Austria. The units are scheduled to be delivered in July 2008, with installation scheduled between September and October 2008. The engines are expected to start commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2008.
