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Agree with that hence I said lobbying is a no no but does the presentation GCM are making include the facts as you laid out about the contract?

I thought it could be useful for the interim government to be made aware as if decision is made then the ethics perhaps does not come into question as much and the GL can be given out of necessity. GCM is getting more proactive which is good but lobbying is a no no in the current environment unless you are the BNP who need to tone it down a bit.

I should message the company with those thoughts Pappikion as could be useful.

Worth reiterating that if some AL affiliate had had the licence this coal would have been converted to their bank accounts by now! Reward is due for safekeeping.

I want to give a different interpretation to SGbaby and Digit.

I see Tang as a master networker and Nasrul Hamid had been turning pro coal as a result and the only way AL had left to go. Since the uprising connections are still in place post AL and thankfully they are not known as that could be detrimental but notwithstanding, GCM is to mine coal owned by the state and the state will gain most from OPM.

GCM is not a geopilitical consideration for US and China, Tang has to work his way in the environment prevailing and Dyani have reworked the Phulbari website (probably) and commissioned the recent clean coal power research (probably) while Tang/lye have somehow succeeded in heightening the profile of coal as own resource if not domestically generated interest so it at least gets a strong mention.

Yunus and the US and China are adjusting to the situation on the geopolitical front which naturally favours the US who would might love a small base in the Bay of Bengal. China has supplied two submarines. The US already has strong links too- all helpful to balance the geopolitics as happens in commerce. Bangladesh is a neutral country that needs foreign reserves to be more independent.

https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/04/bangladeshs-growing-role-maritime-security

No searcher but high-efficiency low-emission (HELE) power stations, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) systems seem to be technologies Bangladesh could add to their coal power stations so someone has got these experts to put it out there for Yunus!

It does sound like us GP. Quite a turn around since my Tuesday post and encouraging. The situation is hampered by the Interim Government not being an executive one and that is why I keep banging on for urgent decisions to be voted on by public opinion in BNP terminology ie by an all-party council which Yunus could chair and execute policy through.

The BNP secretary in his good interview did say a caretaker government was part of the constitution so it does have legitimacy. AL would find it difficult to get a seat in the council.

Only sensible proposals will land on the desk of Yunus. His call to businesses to make an effort for Bangladesh is just a wish and commendable but nut the nuts and bolts of the energy sector are well versed and delivered in print now. Those who need to be called upon have to be engaged with urgently.

Phulbari is not even a political consideration. Bangladesh needs to grow out of sectional interests in the energy sphere and this is what Yunus can deliver with the constitutional changes. Bangladesh can plough its own furrow and has to.

I confess GP that the lack of coal talk has got me depressed but I am coming round to a better outlook after the morning input on the board.

If Yunus can balance infrastructure of US and China then big strides can be made though with debt considerations in those countries I see it as a long term desire and mou. Phulbari could benefit from the shift and with a population of twice the UK and more and its strategic position some sensible decisions on climbing out of a hole are in grasping distance.

Good link YKIR. I think the navy hijacked a pirate shipment on Matarbari port. The US could bring Bangladesh navy up to UN peacekeeping army standards similar to the way the UK functions. A balancing act is required in defence aswell as trade for neutrality to work and if a newly elected government can operate with consensus then I am encouraged.

That take on Myanmar I was not aware of.

A dot for difference. We know all the problems and part of the solution but so far this interim governments only action apart from cleaning up the mess is to continue with the begging bowl. Islamic party and China have the necessary mettle for creating an independent country. The begging bowl route just enables egos at the top to pursue individual dreams and another mess.

It is not looking good, you might need candles at home with the weight of press being for renewables and making us penniless.

Old but topical https://www.climateaction.org/news/supercritical_power_plant_denied_un_funding

We need a definite champion in Bangladesh if anything is going to happen. It is funny that I see the Islamic/China love affair as our main supporters.

24-19 Tk/unit because of blatant corruption though? It would be madness to tear them down with the grid connections in place. They need to take the land back for recompense for original owners and set up local business parks. This article condemns Phulbari by alleging coal fired is more expensive ignoring overpaying for coal in supply plus the loaded debt at the construction phase.

It is a shame the World Bank are keen only on renewables. Loans will need repaying so adding to debt burden. China will only support where there is a more certain return. GCM is an FDI initiative not more debt. World Bank is a Western sponsor and balance will be needed.

How is Bangladesh getting on with stopping electricity theft and checking meters overcharging citizens; the interim governments main task is stemming corruption to help the finances not setting up more projects requiring elected ministers decisions.

It is a given that a consensus parliament is the most likely outcome with proper democratic debate. Yunus will hopefully take enough time to set things straight and given the desire to go forward as one the parties and their supporters will have to be civil to one another according to the consensus agreed on. The green lobby is large and will need persuading on the green credentials of Phulbari and the benefit of job creation via education from the Chinese and via a constant power source etc. for a consensus and parliament to function. This will be voted on hopefully before an election due to emergencies created by the foreign exchange deficit meaning they cannot buy coal and Adani starting to turn the screw. If the UN are ante coal I am sure China will step in with more loans once PC is hired.

https://www.tbsnews.net/world/south-asia/gautam-adani-writes-bangladesh-chief-advisor-muhammad-yunus-seeks-early-payment-800

Sentiment on our side today but no definitive news out of Bangla. Yunus does need to show a stable environment for elections which is mainly about replacing bad actors in state sponsored positions. BNP cannot be left this duty as would probably be over zealous.

I still maintain it would be better to have an executive all party committee able to pass decisions eg on Phulbari and this would facilitate government by the people through a democratic election which could take time. No bullying at the ballot box when the police are kosher.

Despite plans by GCM for solar too, coal wins the prize I think. I think I would be inclined to open a canal to take Phulbari coal to Payra if feasible rather than build another power station and the solar farm is still a big plus.

Phulbari for 6000mw takes up 4275 acres(1/3 of 5,193 hectares). According to below link 6000mw solar takes up 3,600 acres of Arizona desert but Bangladesh is cloudier so compares poorly with the power stations and Phulbari would work in the dark so giving the base load so required and also throw up excess coal(?)for sale I imagine.

It would not be required to pay as for a solar farm because the coal is owned by Bangladesh and they need to save money. I think it would be a nightmare controlling overshadowing growth in the solar farm in Bangla versus Arizona.

"Do you want a peak output of 1 Megawatt of power, or one Megawatt hour of energy per day?

Current solar panels produce around 200 watts per square meter, but when you have rows of them, you need about twice as much land area to leave space between the rows to prevent shading the following row. So figure just 100 watts per square meter.

So to produce a peak ideal output of 1,000,000 watts, that would need 10,000 square meters of land.

If this is out in the Arizona desert, With the proper panel angle, you should expect a low of about 4 to over 7 “Sun Hours” each day. A few cloudy days might fall below 4, but that is rare. Let’s just say an average day would net 5 sun hours. So this 1 million watts of panels would then produce 5 Megawatt hours each day.

100 meters by 100 meters square is not all that big. That is just 1 Hectare or about 2.5 acres. You might want to space them a little further apart so you can drive a service vehicle between the panels, and also to reduce shading in the winter months. So maybe 3 acres."

https://www.quora.com/How-much-land-is-needed-to-produce-one-megawatt-of-electricity-from-solar-panels

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.......and FDI has the green light as not a burden on Fx account.

He is pretending again https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/star-interview-peoples-pent-anger-fuelled-the-movement-3694751 to be a pillar of the establishment.