Chittagong Bureau :
The Government has undertaken mega projects in power sector to fulfill the total demands of power across the country .
As a part of the govt plans, five new power plants having capacity of 716 megawatts (MWs) under the private sector will be built at southern part of Chittagong ie at Karnaphuli, Patiya and Anowara upazila areas. The total cost of the proposed PPs estimated at Tk.2018 crores .
Power Development Board (PDB) sources said feasibility study work of these proposed projects has been completed. The PDB will supervise the total implementation of these plants.
The sources said the projects included one 300-MW plant beside Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Factory at Anowara , one 116-MW plant at Sikalbaha under Patiya, two power plants with 100-MW generation capacity each at Sikalbaha under Karnaphuli thana on south bank of river Karnaphuli in the port city. Meanwhile, another proposed 100-MW plant at Julda in Patiya upazila is in the pipeline.
Project director of the under construction 300-MW PDB plant at Anowara Engr. Golam Haider Talukder told that United Group is implementing this power project . He said the first phase work on the project is progressing fast and it is expected that the project will be completed by 2019. He further disclosed that all equipments for this project will be imported from Finland very shortly.
It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the Sikalbaha 225-MW combined cycle power plant in December last. The prime minister inaugurated this cycling power plant simultaneously with other 3 power plants across the country through video conferencing.PDB Chief Engineer Probir Kumar Sen said the work on the duel fuel run 225-MW Sikalbaha combined cycling plant began in 2015. Production of electricity at the project started from November 6 last. After implementation of these power projects there will be no load-shedding in the region,” he added.
The Government has undertaken mega projects in power sector to fulfill the total demands of power across the country .
As a part of the govt plans, five new power plants having capacity of 716 megawatts (MWs) under the private sector will be built at southern part of Chittagong ie at Karnaphuli, Patiya and Anowara upazila areas. The total cost of the proposed PPs estimated at Tk.2018 crores .
Power Development Board (PDB) sources said feasibility study work of these proposed projects has been completed. The PDB will supervise the total implementation of these plants.
The sources said the projects included one 300-MW plant beside Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Factory at Anowara , one 116-MW plant at Sikalbaha under Patiya, two power plants with 100-MW generation capacity each at Sikalbaha under Karnaphuli thana on south bank of river Karnaphuli in the port city. Meanwhile, another proposed 100-MW plant at Julda in Patiya upazila is in the pipeline.
Project director of the under construction 300-MW PDB plant at Anowara Engr. Golam Haider Talukder told that United Group is implementing this power project . He said the first phase work on the project is progressing fast and it is expected that the project will be completed by 2019. He further disclosed that all equipments for this project will be imported from Finland very shortly.
It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the Sikalbaha 225-MW combined cycle power plant in December last. The prime minister inaugurated this cycling power plant simultaneously with other 3 power plants across the country through video conferencing.PDB Chief Engineer Probir Kumar Sen said the work on the duel fuel run 225-MW Sikalbaha combined cycling plant began in 2015. Production of electricity at the project started from November 6 last. After implementation of these power projects there will be no load-shedding in the region,” he added.
