Payra Power Plant

The Payra Power Plant is a proposed 1,320 megawatt coal-fired power station to be built in Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali District in southern Bangladesh.[1][2] It is a joint venture between the North-West Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (NWPGCL) and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC).[3]

History

On 19 March 2015, a deal was signed between NWPGCL and the CMC to set up the Payra Power Plant.[4] The joint venture was named Bangladesh-China Power Company Limited (BCPCL).[4] On 29 March 2016, the Government of Bangladesh signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with BCPCL for the installation of the power plant. [5]

About

The plant will consist of two units, each with a capacity of 660 MW.[6] The estimated cost is around US$1.56 billion.[7] The plant will be built on an area of 397-hectare.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aminur Rahman Rasel (12 October 2015), "Payra coal power plant to be commissioned in 2019", Dhaka Tribune
  2. ↑ "Deal inked with China for mega power plant", The Independent, 30 March 2016
  3. ↑ "1320MW Payra Power Plant's EPC signed - Energy Bangla". 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. 1 2 "Deal on Payra power plant today". 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  5. ↑ "Chinese consortium signs deal to construct Bangladesh's 1.56-bln-USD power plant". news.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh-China JV to construct $1.56 bln power plant in southern Bangladesh". Reuters. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  7. ↑ "The Financial Express". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  8. ↑ "Payra 1,320MW coal-based plant deal to be inked today". www.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
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