Patuakhali power station (Ashuganj)

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Template:Navbar-BangladeshCoal}}Patuakhali power station is a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plants in Barisal division, Bangladesh.

There are three different proposals for 1320-MW coal-fired power stations in Patuakhali, by three sets of sponsors, all joint ventures between Bangladeshi and Chinese firms:

• Patuakhali power station (Ashuganj) - proposed by Ashuganj Power and China Energy
• Patuakhali power station (BCPCL) - proposed by Bangladesh-China Power Company Limited (a JV between North-West Power Generation and China National Machinery Import and Export Corp)
• Patuakhali power station (RPCL/NORINCO) - proposed by Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL) and Norinco:

Location

The map below shows the location of Dhankhali union, the approximate location of the project's site, Kalapara upazali, Patuakhali district, Barisal division.

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Background

In July 2017 Bangladesh’s state-run Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL) and China Energy Engineering Corporation signed an MoU to build a 1,320-MW coal-fired power station in Patuakhali through a 50:50 joint venture. The Chinese partner has agreed to arrange loans from the Export Import Bank of China for the project. The plant is planned to be ultra supercritical using imported coal of around 12,000 tonnes of coal per day from Indonesia, India, or Australia. Bangladesh’s state-owned West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited will build a transmission line from the proposed plant to Patuakhali sub-station to connect the national power grid. The first 660-MW unit is expected to be commissioned in 2021 and the second unit in 2023.

In February 2018, the project's sponsors stated that they planned to have land acquisition completed by December 2019.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL), China Energy Engineering Corporation
• Parent company: Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL), China Energy Engineering Corporation
• Location: Rabnabad river bank, Dhankhali union, Kalapara upazali, Patuakhali district, Barisal division
• Coordinates: 21.986667, 90.241667 (approximate)
• Status: Pre-permit development
• Gross Capacity: 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW)
• Type: Ultra-supercritical
• Projected in service: 2024
• Coal Type:
• Coal Source: Indonesia, India, or Australia
• Source of financing: Export Import Bank of China
• Permits and applications:

Contact details

Website: http://www.bpdb.gov.bd/

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