Bangladesh Power Development Board, Rajshahi

Abstract

In the modern world, we cannot think a day without electricity. Day by day the demand for electricity is increasing, but the generation of power is not increasing so much in Bangladesh. To fulfill a significant amount of demand of electric power in Bangladesh, Barapukuria Coal Based Thermal Power Plant (250MW), Baghabari Gas Turbine Power Plant (171MW), Recently Bangladesh is importing 500 MW electricity from India by Bheramara(HVDC) substation, all are playing a vital role in power generation in Bangladesh. Katakhali power plant (50MW) is also used in emergency situation. A new unit of 275 MW is under construction in Barapukuria Coal Based Thermal Power Plant. We have done our internship at BPDB, Rajshahi. We visited four different types of the power plant and two substations. Duration of our training was 100 hours for 15 days. In our internship, we visited those power plants and substation to achieve a clear idea of the power generation, control, and maintenance process. This report consists of a brief description of these processes. A lot of steps are needed to complete the supply of the power to the grid. All the steps are described in this report. Thus internship training helped us with this opportunity to compare our theoretical knowledge with practical applications. Finally, we think, the knowledge we have gathered here really helped us to enhance our understanding of our academic knowledge.