Khulna Power Company Ltd.

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Khulna Power Company Ltd. (KPCL) is the first Independent Power Producer (IPP) in the country, established under the Private Sector Power Generation Policy of Bangladesh. KPCL was incorporated on October 15, 1997 as a private limited company. On July 19, 2009 the company was converted into a public limited company. KPCL was formed with a paid up capital of BDT 2,085.93 million (US$ 44.10 million) and the initial project cost was US$ 96.07 million. KPCL commenced its full commercial operation on...

Khulna Power Company Ltd. (KPCL) is the first Independent Power Producer (IPP) in the country, established under the Private Sector Power Generation Policy of Bangladesh. KPCL was incorporated on October 15, 1997 as a private limited company. On July 19, 2009 the company was converted into a public limited company. KPCL was formed with a paid up capital of BDT 2,085.93 million (US$ 44.10 million) and the initial project cost was US$ 96.07 million. KPCL commenced its full commercial operation on October 13, 1998 and since then, it has been supplying uninterrupted reliable power to the national grid. The formation of KPCL Project was initially sponsored by Summit Group and United Group along with their foreign partner El Paso Corporation (El Paso), USA, one of the world’s largest and most diversified natural gas exploration and pipeline companies and Wärtsilä Corporation (Wärtsilä), Finland, a leading power plant manufacturer of the world. In 2008, El Paso, as part of its global repositioning strategy disposed of its shares in KPCL to Summit Group and United Group. Later in 2009 Wärtsilä’s share was also acquired by Summit and United. Khulna Power Company Ltd. has two subsidiary companies named as: i) Khulna Power Company Unit II Ltd.; and ii) Khanjahan Ali Power Company Ltd.