About Maitree Super Thermal Power Project (STPP):
- Location:
- It is a 1,320MW coal-fired power station under construction in Rampal, Bangladesh.
- It is being developed on an 1,834-acre site on the bank of Passur River, approximately 14km away from the Sundarbans.
- It is being developed by Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company (BIFPCL), a 50:50 joint venture between India’s state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
- The construction of the project commenced in April 2017.
- It will be one of the biggest coal-fired power plants in Bangladesh, along with the Payra Power Plant in Pataukhali, which commenced test production in January 2020.
- Plant make-up:
- The plant will consist of two ultra-supercritical coal-fired units of 660MW capacity each.
- It will have a stack height of more than 275m.
- The design features a twin-flue steel-lined reinforced concrete chimney.
- Both the units will be equipped with flue gas desulfurization (FGD) and dry bottom ash-handling systems to control emissions.
- Finance:
- It is being financed through a £1.3bn ($1.6bn) loan from the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of India.
- BIFPCL entered into a loan agreement with the EXIM Bank of India in March 2017.
- Contractors involved:
- BHEL was awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract worth £1.15bn ($1.5bn) for the plant in July 2016.
- BHEL subcontracted global technology company GE for the supply of pressure part components for the project in May 2017.
