Payra Power Plant

The Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant is a 1,320 megawatt coal-fired power station 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, BCPCL signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with consortium of NEPC &CECC 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] The first unit came into commercial operation in 15 May 2020 and the second unit on 8th December 2020. Presently it is the largest electricity generating unit of Bangladesh in operation.The 2nd unit started operation on 8 December of 2020.However, the entire power generation capacity of the plant is not being utilized as the construction of transmission infrastructure has not been completed.On 21 March of 2022 PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the power plant after it was fully completed.

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, Dhaka, 30 March 2016
  3. "1320MW Payra Power Plant's EPC signed - Energy Bangla". 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. "Deal on Payra power plant today". The Daily Star. BSS. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  5. "Chinese consortium signs deal to construct Bangladesh's 1.56-bln-USD power plant". Xinhua. 30 March 2016. 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. "Sino-Bangla JV signs deal to build Payra power plant". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  8. Aminur Rahman Rasel (28 March 2016). "Payra 1,320MW coal-based plant deal to be inked today". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2016-07-15.


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