Bangladesh Navy has expressed interest in carrying out land development for the 160 megawatt solar power plant being planned by Bay of Bengal Power Company (Pvt) Limited, a joint venture of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and China Huadian Hong Kong Limited.
The navy cited concerns over the movement of its submarines and the safety of underwater submarine cables near the project site in Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar.
It has submitted a formal request to BPDB, proposing that the land development work be assigned to the navy.
The solar plant will be built on 400 acres, requiring 8 million cubic meters of land filling at a cost of $40 million.
However, Bay of Bengal Power Company has yet to make a final decision on how the project's land development will be implemented.
