The government has moved to build a 100MW skidmounted, gas-fi red power plant on the Bhola island to utilize the long-stranded natural and diversifi ed energy sources to cope with the mounting energy demand across the country.
State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) was set to fl oat a tender soon to select a contractor for building the plant within the shortest possible time, a senior BPDB offi cial said recently.
He said the power plant would be fast-tracked to meet the growing electricity demand while reducing reliance on the costly imported liquefi ed natural gas (LNG).
Building the plant might take around six months after awarding the project to the bid winner, he said.
The electricity to be produced from the plant could be transmitted immediately through the existing power transmission lines, said the offi cial.
Skid-mounted power plants are a modern solution for power generation, offering several advantages over traditional on-site construction methods.