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The '''Boalkhali power station (Beximco)''' is a proposed
540
megawatt (MW) coal-fired in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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The '''Boalkhali power station (Beximco)''' is a proposed
660-
megawatt (MW) coal-fired in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
==Location==
==Location==
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==Background==
==Background==
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According to a paragraph on
the Beximco website, "Beximco Power Company Limited is venturing into establishing a 540 MW power project in Bangladesh. The planned 540 MW coal fired power plant will be the first commercial power plant in this country. This power project will pave the way for using imported coal in power generation in Bangladesh. With state-of-the art technology and environment friendly plant design, this power plant will bring new era to the power generation scenario of this energy craving nation." Further details
on
not available from Beximco.<ref name=Bex>[http://www.beximco.com/energy.php "Energy,"] Beximco, accessed August 2014</ref> One 2012 mention of the project cited 450 MW as the capacity level.<ref>[http://bit.ly/1pArwSI "Govt to buy 150MW power from commercial plants,"] Daily Sun, 12 March 2012</ref>
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In 2014,
the Beximco website
stated
, "Beximco Power Company Limited is venturing into establishing a 540 MW power project in Bangladesh. The planned 540 MW coal fired power plant will be the first commercial power plant in this country. This power project will pave the way for using imported coal in power generation in Bangladesh. With state-of-the art technology and environment friendly plant design, this power plant will bring new era to the power generation scenario of this energy craving nation." Further details
were
not available from Beximco.<ref name=Bex>[http://www.beximco.com/energy.php "Energy,"] Beximco, accessed August 2014</ref> One 2012 mention of the project cited 450 MW as the capacity level.<ref>[http://bit.ly/1pArwSI "Govt to buy 150MW power from commercial plants,"] Daily Sun, 12 March 2012</ref>
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As of May
2016,
project
is
classified as "shelved" according
to the
criteria of the Global Coal Plant Tracker, i
.
e
.
no reported progress in over two years
.
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In June
2016,
Beimco Group and China Energy and Engineering Corporation (CEEC) entered into a strategic partnership to develop four major projects: an 8 MW solar power plant at Beximco Industrial Park, a 660 MW [[ultra-supercritical]] coal power plant at an unspecified location, a 200MW solar power plant, and a joint venture energy company to build a ‘smart grid' and a countrywide distribution system. It
is
not known whether Beximco will continue
to
site
the
revived project in Boalkhali
.
<Ref>[http://www
.
theindependentbd
.
com/post/45920 "Beximco starts energy venture,"] The Independent, 2 June 2016</ref>
==Project Details==
==Project Details==
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*'''Sponsor:''' Beximco
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*'''Sponsor:''' Beximco
Power Company and China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC)
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* '''Parent company:'''
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* '''Parent company:'''
Beximco Group and CEEC
*'''Location:''' Boalkhali, Chittagong district, Bangladesh
*'''Location:''' Boalkhali, Chittagong district, Bangladesh
*'''Coordinates:''' 22.3917273, 91.9204232 (approximate)
*'''Coordinates:''' 22.3917273, 91.9204232 (approximate)
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*'''Status:'''
Shelved
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*'''Status:'''
Announced
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*'''Gross Capacity:'''
540
MW
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*'''Gross Capacity:'''
660
MW
*'''Type:'''
*'''Type:'''
*'''Projected in service:'''
*'''Projected in service:'''