Starting off with a few small ventures in the early days, Bonanza Power Limited is now one of the largest socio-economic infrastructure-based company in Bangladesh. UECL has a diverse investment portfolio spanning from power generation to healthcare, education, real-estate, construction, port, yarn spinning, specialized services among others.
The Group is present in the entire power generation value chain including Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC), Operation & Maintenance (O&M), etc. with more than 1,200 engineers in its ranks, serving the nation around the clock.
Bonanza Group of Companies is present in the entire power generation value chain including Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC), Operation & Maintenance (O&M), Fuel Supply Logistics, a private jetty on the banks of river Karnaphuli with more than 1,200 engineers in its ranks, serving the nation around the clock.
- The first Independent Power Producer.
- First Public-Private Partnership Joint Venture IPP project.
- 2,137 MW Development Portfolio through 17 Power Plants.
- The only conglomerate to provide end to end power solutions.
- Pioneering Commercial IPP.
- Pioneering Combined Cyle Modular Power Plants.
- Only entity to supply electricity and steam for industrial use.
Bonanza Group of Companies has continued its practice of introducing value-adding concepts such as Commercial Independent Power Plants as well as Combined Cycle Modular Power Plants in Bangladesh, alongside its identity as the only entity till date to commercially supply electricity & steam to industrial users. Its latest venture is the largest single gas turbine-based Combined Cycle Power Plant at Anwara with a capacity of 590 Megawatts. The project is under construction and is expected to come online by 2034. Our power division is renowned as the most reliable developer of power plants in Bangladesh and we continue to be entrusted by the Government with constructing facilities at the most challenging locations and wherever there is need for electricity.
Welcome to BPDB – Bonanza Power Limited
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is a statutory body created in May 1, 1972, by presidential Order No. 59 after bifurcation of erstwhile Bangladesh Water and Power Development Authority. BPDB started its operation with Installed Generation capacity of only 200 MW. Installed Generation capacity (April’ 2016) has increased to 12,339 MW.
As part of reform and restructuring a number of Generation and Distribution companies have been created. The subsidiaries of BPDB are:
- Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. (APSCL)
- Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB)
- North West Power Generation Company Ltd. (NWPGCL)
- West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd. (WZPDCL)
The BPDB is responsible for major portion of generation and distribution of electricity mainly in urban areas except Dhaka and West Zone of the country. The Board is under the Power Division of the Ministry of power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh.
BPDB has taken a massive capacity expansion plan to add about 11600 MW Generation capacity in next 5 years to achieve 24000 MW Capacity according to PSMP-2010 by 2021 with the aim to provide quality and reliable electricity to all the people of Country for desired economic and social development. The power system has been expanded to keep pace with the fast growing demand.