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https://dailyindustry.news/govt-wants-5000-mt-coal-per-day-from-barapukuria-mine/
The committee formed by the power and energy ministry for evaluating coal import and supply mechanisms which are followed by government, non-government and joint ventures is scheduled to hold its second meeting today.
The nine-member committee was formed on January 23 headed by the power division secretary.
The committee has been tasked with looking into coal pricing mechanism outlined in coal supply or power purchase agreements.
The committee will also look into the price being charged by power plants in line with specifications laid out in agreements and compare it with the coal price indexes of coal sourcing countries.
The committee will also evaluate how LCs are being opened for import and other things related to coal supply.
The government has decided to look into its coal import and supply mechanisms amidst a severe dollar crisis making coal purchase difficult to run power plants smoothly.
The evaluation move also came after India’s corporate giant Adani demanded far higher coal price compared with other coal plants running inside Bangladesh.
On February 8, a report published by New Age revealed that it was under the deal signed with Adani that allowed the Indian private company to charge a far higher coal price.
Adani sought a 60 per cent higher price because of a unique PPA provision for fixing the coal price by combining Indonesian and Australian coal prices.
Indonesian coal is much cheaper compared with Australian coal because of their quality difference and energy content.
The PPA permits Adani to buy coal having a gross calorific value of 4,600 for the Godda power plant at the rate of the coal having a calorific value of 6,322.
Coal power plants such as Rampal and Payra power plants are also facing difficulties for securing coal for their operation thanks to mounting coal import dues.
Bangladesh currently has five coal-based power plants with an installed capacity of 2,692MW. The Barapukuria coal power plant operates on domestic coal.
With an overall installed generation capacity of 26,700MW electricity, the country currently struggles to produce even 10,000MW.
Natural gas accounted for half of the installed capacity, followed by furnace oil accounting for 27 per cent of the capacity, coal 11 per cent, diesel 6 per cent and import 5 per cent.
Renewable energy accounts for only 2 per cent of the electricity production in the country.
https://www.newagebd.net/article/194910/special-body-assessing-coal-import-supply-sits-today
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/13/WS63e97261a31057c47ebae4d5_3.html
It’s just not feasible at $400 a tonne.
They’re literally running out of reserves and all that would happen is an accumulation of debt when payments aren’t made, much like what has happened to the rental plants
https://www.tbsnews.net/supplement/bangladesh-has-scope-produce-enough-coal-based-electricity-576662
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/reliance-on-coal-power-growing-1674614681