Abstract:
The power sector in Bangladesh faced numerous problems characterized by lack of supply capacity,
frequent power cuts, unacceptable quality of supply, and poor financial and operational performance of
The sector entities. There have been a number of reforms in the power sector in Bangladesh since her
independence, but most of these reforms failed to bring desired improvements in the power sector .
among the three main components of the power system, recent reform activities were centered on generation and transmission. The most pressing problem in the power sector has been with the
dislribution system, which is characterized by heavy system loss and poor collection performance;
however, the distribution system seldom got the priority in reform initiatives. Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd. (APSCL) owns the second largest power station in Bangladesh.
The installed capacity by its 8 units is 724 MW and present de-rated capacity is 642 MW. Ashuganj
Power Station fulfills about 15% of power requirements of the country. To face the growing
requirements for power in the country Government of Bangladesh decided to setup another units of 1000
MW capacities in Ashuganj. Our internship in APSCL (Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited), found on the planning and
distribute on the practical field of power sector. Through this internship we got the opportunity to work
as a member of a team which was involved in Generator section, transformer section, steam turbine, Gas
turbine and combine cycle power plant. In this power station company, various types of work done by
us. The superintendent engineer showed us the protection and switchgear section of generator,
transformer and turbine. We mainly worked for a long term in the substation section. Control unit of this
"nole power station is very enormous. The main aim to set up a power plant, one have to give three
things. Protection, Monitoring and Vision. The generation of electricity is one of the most complex
processes in the world. After a lot of steps completion we generate it and distribute to the consumers.
We gathered some experience in generator protection. We also had some experience to control a largest
power plant working in the control room with the help of our superintendent engineer. On the
completation of this internship we can relate the practical experience with the theoritical experience in
power sector. Overall in our internship, we have gathered lots of knowledge about many real life
problems.
Description:
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of B.Sc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
