The first unit of coal-fired Matarbari Power Plant in Cox's Bazar expected to go on trial run on July 29.

The power plant has 600 MW generation capacities while officials expect its commissioning in December.

Project director Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the matter.

He said the first of the two units of Matarbari Power Plant will start its trial run on July 29.
   
The combined generation capacity of the plant was 1200 MW while the entire plant was set to go on full scale operation in March or April next year, instead of July 2024 as planned earlier, he said.
   
Matarbari Power Plant is one of the government’s mega projects with Japanese assistance to be built at an estimated cost of Tk 51,800 crores while it is also one of premier’s priority projects as well.

BDST: 2117 HRS, JULY 27, 2023
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