Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited Explained

Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited
Formation:2011
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali

Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited is a Bangladesh government owned energy company. The purpose of the company is to increase the electricity generated from burning coal.[1] Mahmudul Kabir Murad is the Managing Director of the company.[2]

History

Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited was established on 5 September 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh under the 1994 Companies Act to increase coal-generated electricity and reduce dependence on natural gas for power generation. The company established Matarbari Power Plant and Maheshkhali Power Plant.[3] It is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Power Development Board.[4] There have been significant delays in the construction of Matarbari Power Plant.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: bn:কোল পাওয়ার জেনারেশন কোম্পানী বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড (সিপিজিসিবিএল) . http://www.cpgcbl.gov.bd/site/page/3332dcbc-2054-4515-ac59-808d14c0eb99/- . cpgcbl.gov.bd . 6 April 2020 . en.
  2. News: Five years on, Matarbari coal-fired plant has no full-time project director yet . 6 April 2020 . The Business Standard . 8 October 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL) . mpemr.gov.bd . 6 April 2020 . en . 6 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200406134446/https://mpemr.gov.bd/power/details/57 . dead .
  4. News: Coal-fired power difficult to part with . 6 April 2020 . The Financial Express . en.
  5. News: Little progress in large coal-fired power plant projects . 6 April 2020 . Dhaka Tribune . 21 January 2018.