Matarbari power plant will go for experimental electricity generation in December this year, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.
"Initially one unit having 600 MW power generation capacity will go for experimental operation in December and commercial commissioning will be in January next year (2024)," he said while visiting the power plant and Single Point Mooring (SPM) recently.
Nasrul Hamid said engineers and technicians from Japan were engaged to construct Matarbari ultra super critical coal-fired power plant having 1200 MW electricity generation capacity.
He said that another unit with 600 MW generation capacity will come into operation in June-July, 2024.
The state minister said the overall progress of the power plant rose to 75 percent, adding, "We hope that 1200 MW power will come from the plant in 2024."
He inspected construction work of the plant, port and SPM and gave instructions for completing those projects in time maintaining quality.
