Successful completion of Industrial Visit to Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. by Department of EEE

It is our great pleasure to inform you that on May 16, 2023, the Department of EEE successfully completed an industrial visit at Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited. Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. is a government-owned public limited company and the largest power hub in Bangladesh. The current total power generation capacity of its 06 units is 1588.926 MW. The electricity generated in these power stations is supplied to the national grid and distributed to consumers across the country through the national grid. This power station is playing an important role in the national economic development by generating more than 8.76% of the total demand of the country.

The number of students was 29, the batch of 212. This visit was accompanied by two faculty members from the Department of EEE, Sakib Abdul Ahad and Nayem Sharker. The journey started at 7:40 AM from City Campus and reached there at 11:30 AM. On behalf of APSCL, the Superintending Engineer (Planning & Development) of APSCL, Md. Saiful Islam, welcomed us. At the very beginning, they shared with us a well-planned schedule for the visit to their plant. The students were divided into two groups for their ease of learning, and Md. Saiful Islam (Superintending Engineer) helped them navigate through each section of the plant.

The students visited the 450MW CCPP South Control Room first. The students observed the control room monitoring principles. An Assistant Engineer demonstrated the plant map and how they control the plant and the technology they have used. After the Control Room, the students went to take a look at the ground, where they saw the turbine hall, boiler room, gas intake line, cooling water circulation, unit transformer, and Gas Insulated Substation. The control room visit ended at 01:30 PM. Then a trainee officer led everyone to the Network Control Room. An on-duty assistant engineer described the role of the network control room and showed the relay operation room also. After that, another engineer led the students to the ground station, where they saw all the protecting devices, instruments, operating principle of the substation and how it was connected to the grid line.

The students took notes of their learning in a notebook and posed questions to the assigned engineer of each section. All the engineers encouraged the students to consider training at their plant. Finally, the trainee executive bid farewell to the students and faculty members. The students and faculty members left the plant at 3:00 PM.

It was a very fruitful and effective learning day for the students. They thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to experience the practical field in their respective areas. Some glimpses of the visit are attached herewith.