The government of Bangladesh has decided in principle to cancel 9 coal-fired power plant projects with a combined capacity of 7,461 MW, due to environmental concerns. The government’s list includes the 1,320 MW Moheshkhali project, the 1,320 MW Ashuganj (Patuakhali) project and the 1,200 MW Uttarbanga project, developed by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) as well as a Singapore-Bangladesh power plant project of 700 MW and the 1200 MW Matarbari project proposed by Power Generation Company Bangladesh and Mitsui. In addition, the government plans to scrap four proposed private sector projects in Munshiganj, Dhaka and Chattogram developed by Orion Group, which failed to complete the projects in 7 years.
Coal-fired capacity, which was multiplied by 4.5 over 2017-2019 (from 250 MW to over 1.1 GW), accounts for 6% of Bangladesh’s installed capacity (2019). Over 13 GW of coal-fired power projects are under various phases of development.
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