Uncertainty looms over projects to transmit power from Payra plant
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Tuesday
August 09, 2022

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
TUESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2022
Uncertainty looms over projects to transmit power from Payra plant

Bangladesh

UNB
25 July, 2019, 09:00 am
Last modified: 25 July, 2019, 09:03 am

Related News

  • Second unit of Payra 1,320MW power plant resumes production
  • Power flow established at Rampal power plant sub station from Payra plant
  • Lighting up every house a great achievement: PM
  • PM opens 1320MW Payra Power Plant, declares 100pc power coverage
  • TBS Today: Half-done Payra transmission line makes PDB pay Tk115cr in monthly penalty

Uncertainty looms over projects to transmit power from Payra plant

Bangladesh and China are jointly implementing the Payra power plant project, the largest-ever coal-fired plant having two units with the capacity of 660 MW each.

UNB
25 July, 2019, 09:00 am
Last modified: 25 July, 2019, 09:03 am
Uncertainty looms over projects to transmit power from Payra plant

Uncertainty looms large over the timely execution of transmission projects to facilitate electricity evacuation from the proposed 1,320 MW Payra coal-fired power plant.

According to sources at the Bangladesh-China Power Company Limited (BCPCL), the projects, taken by the government for creating required transmission facilities, are still running far behind the schedule, which may ultimately impede the power evacuation from the Payra plant.

Bangladesh and China are jointly implementing the Payra power plant project, the largest-ever coal-fired plant having two units with the capacity of 660 MW each.

The BCPCL has set a target to start commercial operation of the first unit of the plant in December this year and the second unit in June or July next year.

“We’ve already signed a contract to import coal from Indonesia and all the necessary arrangements are being made targeting December as a schedule for starting the commercial operation of the first unit,” Shah Abdul Maula, the project director and chief engineer of the BCPCL, told UNB.

He said necessary port facilities are being created adjacent to the plant to facilitate transportation of coal to the power plant. “But, we fear whether they’ll be ready by the time.”

Meanwhile, officials at Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), which is responsible for implanting the transmission projects, admitted that they are lagging behind the schedule in some cases for various reasons.

They said a major project was undertaken by the PGCB to build a number of transmission lines and substations to facilitate power evacuation from Payra plant.

These include construction of 160 km 400kV double circuit transmission line from Payra plant to Gopalganj, and 164.6 km Aminbazar - Mawa – Gopalganj-Mongla 400 kV double circuit line, installation of 400/132 kV, 3x325 MVA AIS Substation, construction of 9.4 km river-crossing line beside Padma Bridge and installation of substation (400 kV portion) at Aminbazar with 3x520 MVA transformers.

PGCB officials said all these projects are being implemented targeting the power evacuation from both the Payra and Rampal power plants and these projects will cost about Tk 4650 crore of which Tk 3294 crore will be spent on Payra plant transmission facilities while about Tk 1356 crore on Rampal plant’s transmission facilities.

“But the main challenge is to construct a 9.4-km river-crossing line beside Padma Bridge which has already got delayed in financing and tender process,” said a top official at the PGCB.

He said there is a schedule to implement these projects by March 2021. “But, further time may require for completing the projects.”

Contacted, PGCB executive director (planning and dev) Yeakub Elahi Chowdhury admitted the delay in implementation of the Padma River-crossing line project.

He, however, said all the necessary administrative procedures have been completed by awarding contracts to a contractor and now the construction process will start soon.

Top News

Payra plant / Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Infographic: TBS
    Dhaka got $5.83b as Covid recovery support in 3 years
  • Prices of cotton yarn on decline
    Textile millers in triple trouble
  • Anwar Group looks beyond slowdown – invests Tk5,000cr
    Anwar Group looks beyond slowdown – invests Tk5,000cr

MOST VIEWED

  • The number of intra-city buses in the capital decreased significantly since Saturday morning following the government's move to hike fuel prices. The photo shows an empty Farmgate, one of the busiest Dhaka intersections, on Saturday, 6 August, 2022. taken Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
    Public transport shortage grips commuters across Bangladesh after fuel price hike
  • Infographic: TBS
    Rail engines bought without feasibility study fail to ease locomotive crisis
  • Represenatational image. Picture: Collected
    DNCC to launch smart parking for 500 vehicles in September
  • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
    PM offers Nepal use Mongla, Chattogram seaports
  • Photo: TBS
    First Russian ship arrives at Mongla since start of Ukraine invasion
  • Photo: TBS
    Long-haul bus fares hiked by 22%, city bus 16%

Related News

  • Second unit of Payra 1,320MW power plant resumes production
  • Power flow established at Rampal power plant sub station from Payra plant
  • Lighting up every house a great achievement: PM
  • PM opens 1320MW Payra Power Plant, declares 100pc power coverage
  • TBS Today: Half-done Payra transmission line makes PDB pay Tk115cr in monthly penalty

Features

The elevated ground is made out of soil on which grass and trees have grown. This grass-covered elevated ground extends to the perimeter of the establishment. Photo: Maruf Raihan

Aman Mosque: Where form and function complement each other

5h | Habitat
Photo: BSS

Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib . . . woman of moral power

1d | Thoughts
Will Glass Cosmetics be your next skincare holy grail?

Will Glass Cosmetics be your next skincare holy grail?

1d | Brands
Akij Tableware: More than just dishes on a table

Akij Tableware: More than just dishes on a table

1d | Brands

More Videos from TBS

Importance of Ashura in Islam

Importance of Ashura in Islam

48m | Videos
Bangladesh's failure or Zimbabwe's achievement?

Bangladesh's failure or Zimbabwe's achievement?

7h | Videos
Security issue on apple watch, users beware

Security issue on apple watch, users beware

7h | Videos
What caused the Megalodon to go extinct?

What caused the Megalodon to go extinct?

21h | Videos

Most Read

1
Diesel price hiked by Tk34 per litre, Octane by Tk46
Energy

Diesel price hiked by Tk34 per litre, Octane by Tk46

2
Housing projects sprouting up by Dhaka-Mawa expressway
Real Estate

Housing projects sprouting up by Dhaka-Mawa expressway

3
Infographic: TBS
Banking

Dollar rate will be left to market after two months: Governor

4
Bangladesh to resume talks for Ukrainian wheat import
Economy

Bangladesh to resume talks for Ukrainian wheat import

5
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Energy

Summit proposes long-term LNG supply to Petrobangla

6
Dollar for LC settlement reaches new high at Tk110
Banking

Dollar for LC settlement reaches new high at Tk110

EMAIL US
[email protected]
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2022
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - [email protected]

For advertisement- [email protected]