Power pact

Bangla Trac Group has signed a 400MW total Power Purchase Agreement with the state-owned statutory body, Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), on November 2, at Mukti Hall, Biddut Bhaban, Dhaka. Honourable State Minister of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of the Government of Bangladesh, Nasrul Hamid, was invited as the chief guest at the event. Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus, Honourable Secretary, Power Division; Engr Khaled Mahmood, chairman, BPDB and Tarique Ekramul Haque, managing director, Bangla Trac Group were also present at the agreement signing event. According to the agreement, Bangla Trac Group through its subsidiaries—Acorn Infrastructure Services Unit-3 Limited, Bangla Trac Power Unit-1 Limited and Bangla Trac Power Unit-2 Limited will install a 100MW furnace oil-fired power in Jhulda, Chittagong, a 200 MW diesel-fired plant in Daudkandi, Comilla and a 100MW diesel-fired power plant at Noapara Jessore. Out of this 400MW, HSD 300MW will be added to the National Grid by February 2018 and the rest 100MW HFO is scheduled to be added by May 2018.