Orion Group
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Template:Navbar-BangladeshCoal}} The Orion Group is a diversified Bangldesh company which states on its website that it has interests in "in the Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Infrastructure Development, Real Estate & Construction, Power, High-tech Agro Products, Hospitality, Textiles & Garments, Aviation Management sectors."[1]
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Proposed coal plants
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has proposed a major expansion of power generation capacity and is promoting the involvement of private producer on a "build-own-operate" (BOO) basis. The Orion Group has interests in three coal-fired power generation projects. These are:
| Country | Developer | CARMA ID | Plant | Status | Proposed commissioning date | MW | Fuel | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Orion Group | - | Chittagong power station | BPDB states "Contract Signed with Orion Group on 27.06.2012"[2] | March 2016[2] | 283 MW | coal | - | - |
| Bangladesh | Orion Group | - | Khulna South power station | BPDB states "Contract Signed with Orion Group on 27.06.2012"[2] | March 2016[2] | 1300 | coal | - | |
| Bangladesh | Orion Group | - | Maowa power station | BPDB states "Contract Signed with Orion Group on 27.06.2012"[2] | July 2016[2] | 522 | coal | - | - |
Personnel
- Salman Obaidul Karim, Orion Group Managing Director
Contact details
Orion Group
Orion House, 153-154 Tejgaon I/A
Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh
Tel: +88.02.8870133, 8870134
Fax: +88.02.8870108
Website: http://www.orion-group.net/
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Orion Group, "Taking our Nation A Step Towards Tomorrow", Orion Group website, accessed July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Bangladesh Power Development Board, "Power Generation Project From 2013 to 2017", Bangladesh Power Development Board, January 20, 2013, page 3.
Related SourceWatch articles
Resources
External articles
- Orion Group, "Bangladesh Government Purchase committee has passed the 2×300MW & 1× 650MW COAL fired power project of ORION Group", Orion Group website, undated, accessed July 2013.
- "Orion-Long King consortium eyeing Europe, Middle East ", Financial Express, August 16, 2012.
- "Maiden private venture gets nod: Each of the plants in Chittagong, Khulna to produce 300MW electricity", Daily Star, August 22, 2011.
- "4 major private power deals signed: Orion Group, Solarium to generate 1,105MW from coal, sunlight", Daily Star, December 21, 2011.
- "Orion to build 3 power plants: Deal signed with PDB to generate 1,200MW power", Daily Star, June 28, 2012.
- "Orion to set up 3 coal fired IPP plants in Bangladesh", Asian Power, June 30, 2012.
- "Orion Group seeks to install 630MW Bangladesh plant", Asian Power, October 14, 20102.
- "Coal-based power plants yet to see construction", Dhaka Tribune, April 21, 2013.
- "Orion assigns ABN Amro for power projects", Daily Star, June 6, 2013.
