Anisul Islam Noor, back from Patuakhali :
The construction work of China- Bangladesh joint venture Payra1320 MW coal fired power plant has started in full swing to implent the project by April 2019.
If the construction proceeds according to work schedule, the first 660 MW unit from the 1,320 MW capacity power plant will start power generation within next 16 months by April 2019, said Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
Other large plants, like the the 1,320 MW coal-fired plant in Bagerhat’s Rampal, was earlier scheduled to begin power generating by 2018, but the date has been pushed to June, 2021.
Currently Bangladesh’s power generation capacity is nearly 16,000 MW. The government plans to take it to 24,000 MW by 2021 and 40,000 MW by 2030.
Around 6000 professional including 1500 Chinese have been working round the clock to implement China- Bangladesh joint venture Payra1320 MW coal fired power plant by April 2019.
The plant would be the largest one in the country to begin electricity generation, he said.
During a visit to the project site on Friday reporter saw huge construction works in progress.
The Bangladesh-China Power Company Ltd (BCPCL) is a 50:50 joint venture between Bangladesh’s North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC).
“Nearly 31 percent of the project is complete. Ultra super critical technologies are being used to build the most modern power plant,” Hamid said.
He also said that they will go for fresh agitation if their demand is not met by the next month.
Meanwhile, at least 40 assistant primary teachers fell sick during the strike till today.
Some of ailing teachers were admitted into Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) while the rest took treatment from different private hospitals, said Mohammad Samsuddin, a leader of the alliance.
Some 27 teachers fell ill till yesterday and were admitted into the DMCH.
There is a three-tier gap between the wage grades of assistant teachers and head teachers although both are playing almost an equal role in educating children, Shahinur Al-Amin, one of the alliance leaders said.
The trained assistant teachers get salary under 14th grade of the wage board and the non-trained under 15th grade whereas the trained headmasters get salary under the 11th grade.
The construction work of China- Bangladesh joint venture Payra1320 MW coal fired power plant has started in full swing to implent the project by April 2019.
If the construction proceeds according to work schedule, the first 660 MW unit from the 1,320 MW capacity power plant will start power generation within next 16 months by April 2019, said Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
Other large plants, like the the 1,320 MW coal-fired plant in Bagerhat’s Rampal, was earlier scheduled to begin power generating by 2018, but the date has been pushed to June, 2021.
Currently Bangladesh’s power generation capacity is nearly 16,000 MW. The government plans to take it to 24,000 MW by 2021 and 40,000 MW by 2030.
Around 6000 professional including 1500 Chinese have been working round the clock to implement China- Bangladesh joint venture Payra1320 MW coal fired power plant by April 2019.
The plant would be the largest one in the country to begin electricity generation, he said.
During a visit to the project site on Friday reporter saw huge construction works in progress.
The Bangladesh-China Power Company Ltd (BCPCL) is a 50:50 joint venture between Bangladesh’s North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC).
“Nearly 31 percent of the project is complete. Ultra super critical technologies are being used to build the most modern power plant,” Hamid said.
He also said that they will go for fresh agitation if their demand is not met by the next month.
Meanwhile, at least 40 assistant primary teachers fell sick during the strike till today.
Some of ailing teachers were admitted into Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) while the rest took treatment from different private hospitals, said Mohammad Samsuddin, a leader of the alliance.
Some 27 teachers fell ill till yesterday and were admitted into the DMCH.
There is a three-tier gap between the wage grades of assistant teachers and head teachers although both are playing almost an equal role in educating children, Shahinur Al-Amin, one of the alliance leaders said.
The trained assistant teachers get salary under 14th grade of the wage board and the non-trained under 15th grade whereas the trained headmasters get salary under the 11th grade.
