Staff Reporter :
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral resources Nasrul hamid on Sunday said that the country is gradually heading towards uninterrupted electricity supply for all.
“We are also preferring electricity generation from clean energy to safe environment,” he said while addressing a MoU signing ceremony of Payra 3600MW LNG power project at Bidyut Bhaban in the city.
As per the deal German company Siemens will build the power plant at a cost of US $2.8 billion. It is the largest European investment in Bangladesh.
The state-run North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and Germany based Siemens AG signed the MoU to build the power plant having three units, each with a electricity generation capacity of 1,200 MW by December 2021.
Managing Director of NWPGCL Engineer Khurshid Alam and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens South Asia Sunil Mathur signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides.
Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Towfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury witnessed the signing ceremony as the chief guest, while State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr Thomas Prinz were the special guests.
Dr Towfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury said workshops and training programmes would help engineers to make them skilled for operating modern equipment in the power sector.
He urged the authorities concerned for arranging workshops and training programmes in future.
Nasrul Hamid said this is the single largest investment from Germany, adding, “The estimated cost of the project is $ 2.8 billion, including debt of $ 2.4 billion and equity $ 400 million.”
He said the German government came forward with the largest investment showing their trust in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government.
Ambassador Dr Thomas Prinz said the German government stood beside Bangladesh on the Rohingya crisis, adding, “We are keen to be a reliable development partner of Bangladesh. Germany is also the single largest buyer of RMG (readymade garment).”
He said the German Foreign Minister would visit Bangladesh on November 19.
According to the project details, it will be implemented in three phases on 100 acres of land adjacent to Payra. It is expected that the first unit of the plant with 1,200-MW generation capacity will go into operation in June 2020, while the second with the same generation capacity in December 2020 and the third in December 2021.
The project also stipulates that the efficiency of the machine will be more than 60 percent, the plant will be operated by imported LNG, while the power will be transmitted through 400 KV transmission line (Under Construction) from Payra Power Plant to Dhaka via Gopalganj.
The companies will also construct the LNG terminal there for ensuring availability of necessary natural gas to generate electricity.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral resources Nasrul hamid on Sunday said that the country is gradually heading towards uninterrupted electricity supply for all.
“We are also preferring electricity generation from clean energy to safe environment,” he said while addressing a MoU signing ceremony of Payra 3600MW LNG power project at Bidyut Bhaban in the city.
As per the deal German company Siemens will build the power plant at a cost of US $2.8 billion. It is the largest European investment in Bangladesh.
The state-run North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and Germany based Siemens AG signed the MoU to build the power plant having three units, each with a electricity generation capacity of 1,200 MW by December 2021.
Managing Director of NWPGCL Engineer Khurshid Alam and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens South Asia Sunil Mathur signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides.
Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Towfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury witnessed the signing ceremony as the chief guest, while State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr Thomas Prinz were the special guests.
Dr Towfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury said workshops and training programmes would help engineers to make them skilled for operating modern equipment in the power sector.
He urged the authorities concerned for arranging workshops and training programmes in future.
Nasrul Hamid said this is the single largest investment from Germany, adding, “The estimated cost of the project is $ 2.8 billion, including debt of $ 2.4 billion and equity $ 400 million.”
He said the German government came forward with the largest investment showing their trust in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government.
Ambassador Dr Thomas Prinz said the German government stood beside Bangladesh on the Rohingya crisis, adding, “We are keen to be a reliable development partner of Bangladesh. Germany is also the single largest buyer of RMG (readymade garment).”
He said the German Foreign Minister would visit Bangladesh on November 19.
According to the project details, it will be implemented in three phases on 100 acres of land adjacent to Payra. It is expected that the first unit of the plant with 1,200-MW generation capacity will go into operation in June 2020, while the second with the same generation capacity in December 2020 and the third in December 2021.
The project also stipulates that the efficiency of the machine will be more than 60 percent, the plant will be operated by imported LNG, while the power will be transmitted through 400 KV transmission line (Under Construction) from Payra Power Plant to Dhaka via Gopalganj.
The companies will also construct the LNG terminal there for ensuring availability of necessary natural gas to generate electricity.
