Tenders for nine power plants likely this month
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Under a mega plan to bring the country to a zero load-shedding level from present nagging crisis, the government is likely to invite tenders within the current month to set up more than nine power plants having a total capacity of about 4,000 mw, reports UNB.
The proposed plants include Meghnaghat 300-450 mw phase-2 (dual fuel), Meghnaghat 300-450 mw phase-3 (dual fuel), Meghnaghat 500-650 mw phase-4 (coal-fired), Bhola 150-225 mw (gas-fired), Savar 100-150 mw (dual-fuel), Kaliakoir 100-150 mw (dual-fuel), Chittagong 1000-1300 mw (coal-fired), Mongla 1000-1300 mw (coal-fired) and Jajira 500-650 mw (coal-fired).
As the country has been experiencing severe gas crisis, only one of these plants will be gas-fired, four will be dual-fuel and the other four will be coal-fired plants.
According to official sources, all these power plants will be set up in private sector or under the public private partnership (PPP) as independent power producer (IPP) plants.
The power division of the power and energy ministry has almost finalised the procedures to invite international tenders to set up the plants.
At present, the country's power generation is about 3,600 mw against a demand of more than 5,000 mw. In the coming summer, the demand will rise by about 1,000 mw.
After assuming office, the present Awami League-led government had announced a mega plan to generate 7,000 mw power in next five years. Under the plan, it has already invited tenders for 1,800 mw. Of this, contracts have been finalised to set up five rental power plants in private sector, having total 330 mw capacity.
Bids for another 10 plants of total 830 mw capacity, to be set up in public sector, are in the evaluation stage. Process is under way to invite the qualified bidders to submit their final offers for a large plant -- Bibiyana 450-mw combined cycle.
The proposed plants include Meghnaghat 300-450 mw phase-2 (dual fuel), Meghnaghat 300-450 mw phase-3 (dual fuel), Meghnaghat 500-650 mw phase-4 (coal-fired), Bhola 150-225 mw (gas-fired), Savar 100-150 mw (dual-fuel), Kaliakoir 100-150 mw (dual-fuel), Chittagong 1000-1300 mw (coal-fired), Mongla 1000-1300 mw (coal-fired) and Jajira 500-650 mw (coal-fired).
As the country has been experiencing severe gas crisis, only one of these plants will be gas-fired, four will be dual-fuel and the other four will be coal-fired plants.
According to official sources, all these power plants will be set up in private sector or under the public private partnership (PPP) as independent power producer (IPP) plants.
The power division of the power and energy ministry has almost finalised the procedures to invite international tenders to set up the plants.
At present, the country's power generation is about 3,600 mw against a demand of more than 5,000 mw. In the coming summer, the demand will rise by about 1,000 mw.
After assuming office, the present Awami League-led government had announced a mega plan to generate 7,000 mw power in next five years. Under the plan, it has already invited tenders for 1,800 mw. Of this, contracts have been finalised to set up five rental power plants in private sector, having total 330 mw capacity.
Bids for another 10 plants of total 830 mw capacity, to be set up in public sector, are in the evaluation stage. Process is under way to invite the qualified bidders to submit their final offers for a large plant -- Bibiyana 450-mw combined cycle.