// Shamsul Basunia //
For the construction of coal-fired power plant, one
contract after another is being signed in Bangladesh but gained no momentum. 24
power plants have been signed so far. The plant production capacity stands to 21thousand
785 megawatts. But there is no guarantee to produce energy as the coal
extraction, the main source of extraction is yet planned.
There are over half of the electricity production
plan is to set up coal-fired power plants. There are plans to produce 40
thousand megawatts by 2030. From coal-fired power plants, it would be produced
the half of the total production.
In fact, government succeeded to build a successful
gas and liquid fuel plant over last seven years, but failed to build a single
coal-fired power plant in the country. 230 MW coal-fired power plants in Barapukuria
do not meet the demand of the production.
By this time the treaties have been signed to
install 24 coal-based power plants in different regions. The power production
would be increased to 21 thousand and 785 megawatts if the said plants
installed.
Government succeeded in generating fuel–depended gas
and fuel oil but it is feared to import electricity from neighboring countries.
However, the authority plans to build coal-fired power plants with concerned
efforts to produce more industries.
Analysts said that government has identified as incompetency
in building the rentals, quick-rental or gas plant. As a result, the government
faces challenge in implementing the project.
Experts in the sector opined the government signed a
contract to build coal-fired power plants but could not fix the source of the
coal. The complexity of the local coal mining is going on. Different opinions
differed differently. The Prime Minister herself said, the future of the
country's own coal for fuel will be retained. The import of electricity from
coal production is planned to be imported from any country, but the government
could not decide yet. Will it be imported mainly from Indonesia, Australia or
India? However, virtually no communication yet established to any country.
Energy expert Shamsul Alam said the implementation
of coal-fired power plant is really a big challenge for the government.
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources state Minister Nasrul
Hamid said power is going to run out soon. It is expensive to acquire liquid
fuels. As a result, there are no alternative coal-fired power plants to provide
electricity to people at an affordable price. ##
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