A British-Belgian consortium will likely be awarded a Tk33 crore consultancy to advise the government on the upgrade of three power plants in Sylhet and Sirajganj.
The project is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Islamic Development Bank, European Investment Bank and French Agency for Development.
Three plants under the Power Development Board (PDB) will be converted to increase their power generation capacity: Baghabari Power Plant in Sirajganj will be upgraded from 100 MW to 150 MW, Shahjibazar Power Power will be upgraded from 70 MW to 105 MW and Sylhet Power Plant will be upgraded from 100 MW to 225 MW.
A Power Division official said the project had lapsed in August but was extended to November.
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase is likely to approve the Power Division’s proposal on whom to award the consultancy, at its next meeting, the official said.
According to the proposal, a consortium of Tractebel Engineering SA, Belgium, and Mott MacDonald (UK) Ltd will advise the PDB on upgrades to the three power plants.
PDB selected the British-Belgian consortium in line with ADB guidelines.
The government will spend Tk33.72cr to hire the consultant for the “Power Sector Capacity Building” project. which has a total estimated cost of 5.7 million euros.
