The government is considering forming a “coal club” aimed at sharing knowledge and experience among the public and private sector operators of the coal-fired power plants.
The Power Division has invited officials of coal-fired plant projects to a meeting today at the Bidyut Bhaban to discuss the concept.
“The idea of the proposed coal club is to share and exchange the knowledge and experience among the sponsors and operators of coal-fired power plants in the public and private sectors,” said Anwar Hossain, a joint secretary of the Power Division.
The government has drawn up a Power System Master Plan (PSMP) to increase power generation by setting up a large number of coal-based power plants.
As per the PSMP, 50% of the country’s the power will come from the coal-fired power plants by 2030 when the country’s power generation is expected to cross over 40,000MW to serve a demand of 38,000MW.
To achieve the target, the government has signed some contracts with local and foreign companies to set up a number of base-load coal-fired power plants.
