MoU signed for 3,600-MW power plant
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Staff Correspondent: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed for setting up a 3,600 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant based on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by 2021 in Patuakhali.
The deal was signed between the state-run North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and Germany based Siemens AG at Bidyut Bhaban in the capital city on Sunday.
Managing Director of NWPGCL Engineer Khurshid Alam and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens South Asia Sunil Mathur signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides.
Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Dr Towfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr Thomas Prinz attended the function.
Dr Towfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury said that the workshops and training programmes would help engineers to make them skilled for operating modern equipment in the power sector.
According to the project details, the two companies will build the 3,600-MW power plant having three units with electricity generation capacity of 1,200-MW each.
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