- Name of the Power Plant: Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Plant
- Alternative Names: Matarbari Coal Power Plant, Matarbari 2 X 600 MW Ultra Supercritical Coal Fired Power Project
- Current Status: Construction
- Type of Entity: State Owned Power Producer (SOPP)
- Ownership: Public
- ESS Category: A
- BECA Category: Red
- Number of Units: 2
- Installed Capacity: 1200 MW
- Derated Capacity: 1104 MW
- Current Capacity: Not Applicable
- Base Tariff: Undisclosed
Location
- Address: Matarbari Island, Dhalghata and Matarbari Union, Maheshkhali Upazila, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh
- Geographic Position: On seashore of the bay of Bengal and bank of Kohelia River; 32.8 km northwest from Cox's Bazar city, 11.8 km northwest from Maheshkhali Upazila town; 73 km from Chittagong (Chattogram) city and 279 km southeast from Dhaka city.
- Coordinates: 21.7031, 91.8795
Land & Community
- Land Size: 1608 Acres [1]
- Affected Communities: Farmer, Fishermen, Sharecropper, Salt Producer, Shrimp Farmer
- Directly Affected: 1,103 people
- Indirectly Affected: 40,000 people
Fuel & Technology
- Primary Fuel: Coal (Imported)
- Support Fuel: HFO
- Fuel Source-1:
- Fuel Source-2:
- Fuel Requirement (Annual):
- Fuel Requirement (Lifetime):
- Technology: Ultra Super Critical (USC)Financing Information
Projected Emissions
- Carbon Emission (Annual):
- Carbon Emission (Lifetime):
Executing Agencies
- Operator: Undisclosed
- Sponsor: CPGCBL (Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited)
- Parent: BPDB (Bangladesh Power Development Board)
- Energy Buyer: BPDB (Bangladesh Power Development Board)
Financing
- Total Budget: USD 4,498.00 Million
- Sponsors' Investment: USD 5.63 Million
- CPGCBL: USD 5.63 Million
- Domestic Loan: None
- Overseas Loan: USD 3,617.38 Million
- JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency): USD 3,617.38 Million
- Grants: None
- GOB Investment: USD 875.00 Million
- Land Acquisition:
- Construction: USD 875.00 Million
- Evacuation/Substation:
- Support Infrastructure:
Costs
- Total EPC Cost: USD 3.7 billion
- Civil Engineering: POSCO E&C: USD 840.00 million [7]
- Jetty & Port Development: POCCL (Penta-Ocean Construction Company Limited): USD 1.54 billion [8]
Contractors
- EPC Contractor: Sumitomo-Toshiba-IHI Joint Venture Company (STIJVC) [4]
- Sponsor: Sumitomo Corporation, Japan [2]
- Sponsor: Toshiba Corporation, Japan
- Sponsor: IHI Corporation, Japan
- Civil Engineering: POSCO Engineering & Construction Company Limited, South Korea [7]
- Building Sub-Contractor: SEL (Sinamm Engineering Limited), Bangladesh [3]
- Parent: CGCL (Cosmos Group Company Limited)
- Road Sub-Contractor: CRBC (China Road and Bridge Corporation)
- Parent: China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC)
- River Dredging: Penta-Ocean Construction Limited, Japan
- Jetty Construction: Penta-Ocean Construction Limited, Japan
- O&M Contractor:
Suppliers
- Boiler Supplier: IHI Corporation (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company Limited)
- Equipment Supplier:
- Fuel Supplier:
- Fuel Supplier:
- Generator Suppler:
- Labour Supplier:
- Generator Suppler:
- Steam Turbine Supplier: TPSC (Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation)
- Parent: Toshiba Corporation
Consultants
- Feasibility Study:
- EIA Consultant: TEPSCO (Tokyo Electric Power Services Company Limited)
- Parent: TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company Limited)
- Design & Supervision: Matarbari Joint Venture Consultant Limited (MJVC Limited) [1]
- Sponsor: TEPSCO (Tokyo Electric Power Services Company Limited) [5]
- Sponsor: NKCL (Nippon Koei Company Limited) [5]
- Sponsor: FGCK (Fichtner GmbH & Company KG) [5]
- Sponsor: SMEC (SMEC International) [5]
- Financial Adviser: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) [10]
- Insurer: Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) [9]
Timeline
- EIA Report Approved: 10 October 2013
- Loan Approved by JICA: 16 June 2014 [6]
- Land Acquisition Started: 14 August 2014
- EPC Contract Signed: 27 July 2017 [1]
- Construction Work Started: 22 August 2017 [1]
- Construction Period: 41 Months
- COD (Expected): 21 January 2024
- COD (Actual):
- Lifetime: 25 Years
- Phase Out: 20 January 2049
Reference
- CPGCBL (2019). Annual Report 2019. Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL), Dhaka: December 2019. p 46. Retrieved from http://cpgcbl.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/cpgcbl.portal.gov.bd/page/b093da49_d67b_49f0_89cd_aa76a957d387/2020-01-19-16-22-1c750e7d0125d854b7d1523ed1ca7544.pdf accessed on 17 March 2020
- Kotra (2017). "Bangladesh, Current Status of Large Energy-related Projects". Kotra News, Korea: 10 April 2017. Retrieved from http://news.kotra.or.kr/user/globalAllBbs/kotranews/album/2/globalBbsDataAllView.do?dataIdx=157987 accessed on 11 March 2020
- SEL (undated). Company Profile. Sinamm Engineering Limited (SEL), Dhaka: Undated. p 1. Retrieved from http://sinammengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Company-Profile.pdf accessed on 18 June 2020
- Sumitomo (2017). "Orders Awarded for Construction of Thermal Power Plant and Port in Bangladesh". Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo: 23 August 2017. Retrieved from https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/jp/news/release/2017/group/20170823 accessed on 24 August 2017
- Noman, Saleh (2020). "Matarbari Deep Sea Port & Power Plant: Extensive works going on". The Bangladesh Post, Dhaka: 3 February 2020. Retrieved from https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/saleh-noman-back-from-matarbari-24911 accessed on 25 December 2020
- JICA (2014). "Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh". Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo: 16 June 2014. Retrieved from https://www.jica.go.jp/english/news/press/2014/140616_02.html accessed on 1 January 2017
- POSCO (2017). "POSCO E&C: Rising Star in Southeast Asia". POSCO Newsroom, Seoul: 21 August 2017. Retrieved from https://newsroom.posco.com/en/posco-ec-rising-star-southeast-asia/ accessed on 22 August 2017
- Penta-Ocean (2017). "Order Received for Port Works of Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project in Bangladesh". Penta-Ocean Construction Company Limited, Tokyo: 23 August 2017. Retrieved from http://www.penta-ocean.co.jp/english/updates/2017/170824.html accessed on 24 August 2017
- NEXI (2017). "People’s Republic of Bangladesh / Support for Construction of Matarbari Ultra-super Critical Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant and Port". Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), Tokyo: 18 October 2017. Retrieved from https://www.nexi.go.jp/en/topics/newsrelease/2017100602.html accessed on 19 October 2017
- NCJ (2020). "SMBC ignores climate concerns, pretending its business as usual". No Coal Japan (NCJ), Tokyo: 30 June 2020. Retrieved from https://www.nocoaljapan.org/smbc-ignores-climate-concerns/ accessed on 1 July 2020