The simple cycle unit of the 163 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant at Fenchuganj in Sylhet district has gone into production in only 17 months.
The gas-fired Kushiara Power Company Ltd (KPCL), which was constructed by MAX Group's subsidiary MAX Infrastructure Ltd on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis, has started supplying 109MW electricity to the national grid.
MAX Infrastructure, the only local EPC contractor in the power sector, is scheduled to reach its full commercial production capacity by the end of 2017 with the launch of the combined-cycle unit, adding another 54MW to the grid.