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Payra Power Plant

Bangladesh

The 709th largest power station in the world

1.24 GW · Capacity

The Payra 1320 MW thermal power plant is a 1,320 megawatt coal-fired power station built in Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali District in southern Bangladesh. It is a joint venture between the North-West Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (NWPGCL) and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC). Till May 2023, this plant was producing 700 to 1000 megawatts of electricity every day.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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