Energy Bangla - MOU For 3 power plant

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) yesterday signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to generate 319MW electricity from three power plants under quick rental basis with two local companies.The three power plants will be established at Khulna 117MW, Madanganj 102MW and Gadda, Gazipur 100MW.

“The power plants are coming into electricity generation within nine-months after signing deals with the companies,” BPDB Chairman ASM Alamgir Kabir yesterday told about the initial signing with the two companies.

He said that the BPDB would sing deals with the companies after purchase committee approval.

“We have signed three separate initial to install three power plants with the two local companies—Summit Power Limited and Integral Energy Limited (IEL) following government decision,” Kabir said.

About the negotiation, Summit Group of Companies Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan said that they would install two power plants at Madanganj 100MW and Khulna 100MW.

“We have offered lower prices of electricity to the government,” he said adding that his company started working to install the power plants today (Thursday).

“My company will generate 100MW electricity from Gadda plant in time,” Integral Energy Limited Managing Director Salman Karim said.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Muhammed Enamul Huq, Power Division Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad, BPDB Chairman ASM Alamgir Kabir and senior officials of the Power Division and two companies representatives were present during the signing.

On Wednesday, the BPDB signed an initial with a local company Desh Energy Limited (DEL) to establish a 105MW quick rental power plant in country’s northern region. Under the initial, DEL will provide per unit of electricity at a cost of Tk 13.33.

Besides, the BPDB also signed separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK based company Aggreko to establish two 100MW each quick rental power plants at Khulna 100MW and Ghorasal 100MW.

Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina allowed generating 1,220MW electricity through high cost rental projects by modification of procurement policy. This will be the first track projects for mitigating irrigation and summer load of 2011 next.

Sheikh Hasina directed the Power Division officials to search reputed rental providers as the projects would not be delayed from schedule, sources said.

The Power Division has already decided to invite spontaneous bid from reputed rental providers as the plants could be utilised for mitigation and summer load of 2011.

About 620MW rental to be commissioned within four months to six months with a contract term of one to two years, the Power Division earlier decided. Selected sites of these high speed diesel and furnace oil fired power plants are: Siddhirganj 100MW, Haripur 100MW, Shikalbaha 100MW, Syedpur 100MW and Patenga 20MW.

However, the government is yet to select sites for installation of the rest of 600MW rental which would be commissioned within nine months.