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United Power Generation & Distribution Company Ltd (UPGDCL)

Exchange Ticker: DSE: UPGDCL

Premier publicly listed commercial and industrial captive power generation enterprise operating utility-scale power plants across Bangladesh EPZs.

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Headquarters
United House, Madani Avenue, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Primary Sector
Energy & Power
Established
2007
Editorial Status
Verified Documented

Manufactured Products & Services

Captive Gas Turbine Power Commercial Steam Supply Industrial Grid Distribution Modular Heavy-Duty Gas Engines

Sectors & Client Industries

Export Processing Zone (EPZ) Power Industrial Utility Distribution Thermal & Cogen Power

Corporate Overview

United Power Generation & Distribution Company Ltd (UPGDCL) is Bangladesh’s benchmark commercial power company, listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. As the energy flagship of United Group, UPGDCL pioneered commercial power distribution within Export Processing Zones (EPZs), supplying uninterrupted electrical power and industrial steam to hundreds of multinational and domestic manufacturers.

Generation Footprint & Distribution Assets

  • Dhaka EPZ Power Plant: 86 MW combined gas engine and turbine facility supplying industrial manufacturing lines in Savar.
  • Chittagong EPZ Power Plant: 72 MW high-reliability generation hub powering port-adjacent export apparel and engineering plants.
  • Steam Cogeneration: Waste heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) capturing exhaust energy to produce high-pressure process steam for garment dyeing units.

Financial & Operational Strength

Consistently ranking among the highest market capitalization entities on the DSE, UPGDCL maintains long-term sovereign offtake agreements and private power purchase contracts characterized by industry-leading tariff recovery and plant availability factors.

Sources, Data & References

In accordance with BD Market Insights Editorial Standards, all factual claims, market sizes, and corporate data cited in this publication are cross-referenced with official filings, regulatory bodies, and industry documentation.

  1. Dhaka Stock Exchange Listed Profile UPGDCL — dsebd.org (Accessed: September 28, 2026)
  2. United Power Audited Financial Disclosures — unitedpowerbd.com (Accessed: September 28, 2026)

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