The government plans to undertake a project to supply electricity produced in non-grid Bhola Island to the national grid, said official concerned.
To this end, the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has already requested the Power Division for permission to set up a 230kv gridline from Bhola to Kachua.
The gridline will help evacuate electricity from power plants at Bhola, including the proposed 600MW combined cycle dual-fuel power plant, to the national grid.
Earlier, the PGCB managing director Masum-Al-Beruni proposed to set up the plant under bidder finance or public private partnership.
A series of power giants from India and China have expressed their interests in implementing a number of national gridline projects in Bangladesh under public-private partnership (PPP) model, official confirmed.
At least six Chinese companies and series of Indian companies including Adani Transmission Ltd have already shown their interest in implementing transmission projects in Bangladesh.
