Cabinet purchase body gives nod to 42.5MW waste to energy power project
The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase today approved eight procurement proposals, including setting up of a 42.5MW waste to energy power project in Dhaka.
In another meeting, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a proposal in principle to set up six rice mills in Faridpur, Barishal, Jhalakathi, Bhola, Naogaon and Sylhet under public-private partnership (PPP).
The project was titled "Construction of composite rice mill(s) along with drying and storage facilities at different strategic locations across the country''.
The power project will be implemented under a tripartite agreement where Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will supply a certain quantity of solid municipal waste and provide the land. China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) will set up the plant on a build-own-operate basis.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will purchase electricity for a 25-year period at US $21.78 cents (equivalent to Tk 18.295) per unit from it.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meeting which was attended by the members of the committee, mainly senior ministers.
While briefing the media, Cabinet Division's Additional Secretary Dr Abu Saleh said the government has to spend Tk 15,325.43 crore to buy electricity from the project over a period of 25 years.
The officials said the Chinese firm was selected as the sponsor under an unsolicited process, and it will set up the plant at Amin Bazar on incineration-based technology.
Several initiatives were previously taken to generate power from solid waste in the last 20 years, but none was implemented.
Meanwhile, five proposals from the industries ministry to import fertiliser received a nod from the Cabinet body.
Beside, a proposal of Roads and Highways Department was green lighted for awarding the contract to Wahida Construction Ltd for constructing a 1km bridge on Bhairab River in Khulna at Dighalia-Arua-Gazirhat-Terkhada road at a cost of Tk 302.78 crore.
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