Cabinet body gives its nod to three rental power plants
Thursday, 27 May 2010
FE Report
The government Wednesday approved the proposals of three rental power plants (RPPs) having a combined capacity of 240 megawatt in its desperate bid to get rid the country of nagging electricity shortage.
The cabinet committee on government purchase gave its nod to the proposals of Power Pac Holdings Ltd, JV Consortium of PDV Power Technology Company Ltd and IFDC-Valcan Energy (BD) Ltd, officials said.
Power Pac Holdings will set up the plant in Keraniganj in the capital, having capacity to produce 100mw of electricity and their price will be Tk 7.785 for per kilowatt of electricity.
JV Consortium of PDV Power Technology will set up a 100mw capacity power plant in Meghnaghat in Narayanganj and their charge will be Tk 7.7084 for every kilowatt.
The 40mw IFDC-Valcan Energy plant will be set up at Noapara in Jessore. Each kilowatt of its electricity will cost the government Tk 7.7767.
The three furnace-oil based power plants will have to start supplying electricity to the national grid within six to nine months of signing the final agreement, officials said.
Officials said the purchase committee also discussed proposals of rental power plants of three other companies - Summit Power Ltd, Khulna Power Company Ltd and IEL Consortium and Associates.
The government Wednesday approved the proposals of three rental power plants (RPPs) having a combined capacity of 240 megawatt in its desperate bid to get rid the country of nagging electricity shortage.
The cabinet committee on government purchase gave its nod to the proposals of Power Pac Holdings Ltd, JV Consortium of PDV Power Technology Company Ltd and IFDC-Valcan Energy (BD) Ltd, officials said.
Power Pac Holdings will set up the plant in Keraniganj in the capital, having capacity to produce 100mw of electricity and their price will be Tk 7.785 for per kilowatt of electricity.
JV Consortium of PDV Power Technology will set up a 100mw capacity power plant in Meghnaghat in Narayanganj and their charge will be Tk 7.7084 for every kilowatt.
The 40mw IFDC-Valcan Energy plant will be set up at Noapara in Jessore. Each kilowatt of its electricity will cost the government Tk 7.7767.
The three furnace-oil based power plants will have to start supplying electricity to the national grid within six to nine months of signing the final agreement, officials said.
Officials said the purchase committee also discussed proposals of rental power plants of three other companies - Summit Power Ltd, Khulna Power Company Ltd and IEL Consortium and Associates.