The government has decided to upgrade the under-construction Sirajganj 150-megawatt (mw) power plant to 225mw combined-cycle station investing Tk6.79 billion more funds, officials said Wednesday.
Power Division officials said they would install a 75mw-capacity combined cycle unit with the under-construction 150mw gas-based power station in Sirajganj.
"Since the extra 75mw unit will not consume additional fuel and will be run by the produced steam from the under-construction 150mw plant, we have decided to install the combined cycle plant," a senior official of the Power Division said.
The state-owned North West Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) has already sought approval of the Planning Commission for the 75mw additional unit at a cost of Tk6.79 billion.
The company has sought Tk6.77 billion fund from the public exchequer while it will provide Tk13.89 million from its own resources for installing the unit.
The state-owned power generation company is now constructing the 150mw Sirajganj power plant at a cost of Tk9.62 billion in northern Bangladesh. The plant is scheduled to be completed by June this year.
The Asian Development Bank has confirmed its loan for the Sirajganj plant in June 2007. The ADB will provide Tk3.80 billion for constructing the Sirajganj plant.
The Power Division official said it would now require a total of Tk 16.41 billion for upgrading the 150mw under-construction power station to 225mw capacity combined cycle plant at Sirajganj.
Since the demand for electricity in the country's northern region is growing day by day, the planned 225mw power station at Sirajganj will give a big boost to the ailing power supply situation in the impoverished northern region, he added.
A Chinese firm, CMC, is working to set up the 150mw Sirajganj power plant.
"For the additional 75mw combine cycle power unit, we will float a fresh tender for appointing contractor to install the unit with the under-construction gas-turbine 150mw station which is expected to be completed within this calendar year", the Power Divisional official said.
According to project proposal, upgradation of the 150mw Sirajganj power station plant to a225mw one is planned to be completed by the next financial year (2012-13).
Source: thefinancialexpress-bd.com
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