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09/09/22 07:01 AM IST

Maitree Super Thermal Power Project

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina  jointly unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project .
Maitree Thermal Power Project 
  • It is located at Rampal in Bagerhat district of Khulna division of Bangladesh.
  • The 1320 (2×660) MW coal-fired power plant is being set up at a cost of approximately $2 billion.
  • The project is being developed under India’s concessional financing scheme and will add 1320 MW to Bangladesh’s national grid.
  • It is being built by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Private Limited (BIFPCL).
  • The first unit of this super thermal power plant will go into commercial operation in early October and will be a major breakthrough in the growing cooperation in the Bangladesh-India power sector.
  • Unit-II of the power plant, also known as the Rampal coal-fired power project, is expected to be commissioned early next year.
  • Once both the units of this mega power plant are commissioned, Maitree Super Thermal Power Project will be one of the largest power plants in Bangladesh.
Other Agreements 
  • An important agreement was also signed on the sharing of the waters of the Kushiyara River to benefit the Sylhet region of Bangladesh and the southern Assam region of India.
Source- The Hindu 

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