50pc electricity from coal by 2030

Bangladesh has adopted a master plan in the power sector giving coal a dominant source as primary fuel for the country’s 50 percent power generation by 2030. The new strategy for the country’s latest “Power System Master Plan 2010” has been prepared recently with the financial support and technical assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Japan has been showing special interest in Bangladesh’s development and has already financed a number of projects in the power and communications sectors. Official sources said the country has chosen the coal as its prime fuel source after a comprehensive study conducted by JICA, which reveals that in the next decades, only coal will be the available and reliable fuel source with stable and cheaper price. As per the Master Plan, the country’s power generation will reach over 40,000 MW against a demand of 38,000 MW by 2030 where half of the generation will come from domestic and imported coal-fired power plants, according to UNB.