Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited

Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (Bengali: কোল পাওয়ার জেনারেশন কোম্পানী বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড) is a Bangladesh government owned energy company. The purpose of the company is to increase electricity generated from burning coal.[1] Golam Kibria is the Managing Director of the company.[2]

Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited
Formation2011
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteCoal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited

History

Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited was established on 5 September 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh under the 1994 Companies Act with the aim to increase electricity generated from coal 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 has been significant delays in the construction of Matarbari Power Plant.[5]

References
  1. কোল পাওয়ার জেনারেশন কোম্পানী বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড (সিপিজিসিবিএল). cpgcbl.gov.bd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Five years on, Matarbari coal-fired plant has no full-time project director yet". The Business Standard. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. "Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL)". mpemr.gov.bd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. "Coal-fired power difficult to part with". The Financial Express. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "Little progress in large coal-fired power plant projects". Dhaka Tribune. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.


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