Staff Reporter :
The $1.2-billion Bangladesh-India Power Company Limited, a joint venture project, is planning to award the contract for construction of the Rampal power plant by April 2015 and it expected to start commercial generation by fiscal year (FY) 18.
“We expect to award the contract by April next year. The company has recently appointed Fichtner Consulting Engineers and is in the process of finalising a consultant who will help in sourcing coal for the project,” said Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), India on Saturday.
It is a 50:50 joint venture company between Bangladesh Power Development Board and NTPC. The first project of this venture is the 1,320 MW Maitree Project at Rampal in Bagerhat district under Khulna Division in Bangladesh.
At the ninth board meeting of the company, held in Kolkata yesterday for the first time, a few pending issues were also ironed out before the tenders are invited for setting up the plant. Power Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh Monowar Islam attended the meeting.
The plant is likely to consume around eight million tonnes of coal every year and the entire generation will be based on coal imported into Bangladesh, he said.
The land has been provided by Bangladesh government and the NTPC will set up two 660 MW units at the location. NTPC’s expertise will also be used in running the plant.
“Following successful implementation of the project, the joint venture may look into setting up additional projects in the country,” said Monowar Islam.
At present, Bangladesh faces a total demand of about 7,500 MW. A total 500 MW is sourced from India of which 250 MW is from NTPC, he added.
The $1.2-billion Bangladesh-India Power Company Limited, a joint venture project, is planning to award the contract for construction of the Rampal power plant by April 2015 and it expected to start commercial generation by fiscal year (FY) 18.
“We expect to award the contract by April next year. The company has recently appointed Fichtner Consulting Engineers and is in the process of finalising a consultant who will help in sourcing coal for the project,” said Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), India on Saturday.
It is a 50:50 joint venture company between Bangladesh Power Development Board and NTPC. The first project of this venture is the 1,320 MW Maitree Project at Rampal in Bagerhat district under Khulna Division in Bangladesh.
At the ninth board meeting of the company, held in Kolkata yesterday for the first time, a few pending issues were also ironed out before the tenders are invited for setting up the plant. Power Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh Monowar Islam attended the meeting.
The plant is likely to consume around eight million tonnes of coal every year and the entire generation will be based on coal imported into Bangladesh, he said.
The land has been provided by Bangladesh government and the NTPC will set up two 660 MW units at the location. NTPC’s expertise will also be used in running the plant.
“Following successful implementation of the project, the joint venture may look into setting up additional projects in the country,” said Monowar Islam.
At present, Bangladesh faces a total demand of about 7,500 MW. A total 500 MW is sourced from India of which 250 MW is from NTPC, he added.
