Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL) has kicked off a $ 400 million land development work at Matarbari in Cox's Bazar recently for construction of 1,200MW Matarbari coal-fired power project.
"A 250-meter wide and a 4-kilometer-long channel will be constructed here to procure coal and LNG, primary fuel of this project," said an official at the company.
Officials said the government attached top priority to Matarbari power project and the plant would be built after addressing all environmental concerns with effective measures.
On completion, the coal-fired Matarbari plant will have an installed capacity of 1,200MW, with two units having capacity of 600MW each.
The project also includes a deep-sea port near the plant for handling coal imports for the plant.
As per contract, the first unit of the 1,200MW power plant will be commissioned by December 2022 and the other by June 2023.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide $4.56 billion for the project when the government will arrange necessary additional funding.
