A 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-based thermal power plant located in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali is ready to begin commercial operations by the end of this year, officials said.
The first of the plant's two units, which can generate 660 MW daily, will commence production in October while the second will start in December.
This is the second 1,320 MW coal-based power plant in Kalapara upazila, with the Payra Thermal Power Plant situated nearby.
Norinco Intl Cooperation Ltd, a Chinese heavy construction company, and the state-owned Rural Power Company Limited built the plant under a joint venture called RPCL-Norinco Intl Power Limited (RNPL).
Costing Tk 27,000 crore, construction of the 950-acre plant began in August of 2019.
It is located on the banks of Ramnabad river, just two kilometers north of the Payra plant.
