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China & Bangladesh Join Hands For Power Plant

China & Bangladesh Join Hands For Power Plant
Jun 25, 2024

JV Launched Between China & Bangladesh To Build 100 MW Solar Plant In Jamalpur

China and Bangladesh come together to build a 100 MW solar plant by 2025. (Illustrative Photo; Photo Caption: Kampan / Shutterstock.com)

  • Bangladesh’s B-R Powergen Limited and China’s CREC International Renewable Energy Company get into a JV
  • Both parties to build a US$170 million power plant
  • Power plant expected to be completed by 2025

Bangladesh’s state-owned B-R Powergen Limited (BRPL) and China’s CREC International Renewable Energy Company inked a Joint Venture at Biddut Bhaban, official reports said. The intent of this joint venture is to build a 100 MW solar plant in Madarganj of Jamalpur district.

While the Chinese company will have a 70% stake, the state-owned BRPL, jointly owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board and the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB), will have 30%.

The plant will have an investment of US$170 million and is expected to be completed by December 2025. Some 241 families will be rehabilitated under the project.

Speaking on the occasion, Power Division senior secretary under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) Md Habibur Rahman, said that he hoped the country would be able to generate around 1,200 MW of electricity from renewable energy by 2030.

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