Matarbari Coal Power Plant

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Infrastructure

Matarbari power plant eyes G2G coal deal with Indonesia after quality setbacks

While officials that operates the plant, see the G2G approach as cost-effective and quality-assured, experts warn that bypassing open tenders could undermine competition and price transparency

The Matarbari Port, located in the Matarbari area of Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali upazila, is designed to function as a full-fledged deep-sea commercial port. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Energy

Fresh bid for new coal supplier for Matarbari power plant in the offing

The Matarbari Port, located in the Matarbari area of Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali upazila, is designed to function as a full-fledged deep-sea commercial port. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Energy

Matarbari power tariff set to be Tk8.45 per unit – 60% lower than Rampal

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Energy

Load shedding rises as power generation from Adani, Matarbari disrupted

Matarbari 1,200MW coal-fired plant in Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar. File Photo: Nupa Alam/TBS
Energy

Coal shortage forces Matarbari power plant to cut production

The Matarbari Port, located in the Matarbari area of Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali upazila, is designed to function as a full-fledged deep-sea commercial port. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Crime

Bangladesh Navy recovers goods worth Tk1cr stolen from Matarbari plant

Matarbari 1,200MW coal-fired plant in Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar. File Photo: Nupa Alam/TBS
Energy

Matarbari plant to generate 1,200MW from Friday

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid. File Photo: Collected
Energy

Uninterrupted power at affordable price essential for dev: Nasrul Hamid

The Matarbari coal-fired power plant is expected to improve electricity supply in the region. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Supplement

Service quality needs to be ensured to make development meaningful

Sharifa Khan, secretary of the Economic Relations Division at the Ministry of Finance, and Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori shake hands after the signing of a loan agreement for Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-fired Power Project. Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief representative of the JICA Bangladesh Office in Dhaka, were also present at the event held in the capital on Saturday (30 September). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Japan sign loan agreement for Matarbari coal power plant project

An aerial view of the Matarbari coal-based power plant in Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali upazila. Photo: TBS
Infrastructure

Matarbari deep sea port channel handed over to Ctg Port Authority

Matarbari 1,200MW coal-fired plant in Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar. File Photo: Nupa Alam/TBS
Energy

First unit of Matarbari power plant synchronised with national grid

Matarbari 1,200MW coal-fired plant in Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar. File Photo: Nupa Alam/TBS
Energy

First unit of Matarbari power plant starts production on trial basis