Dorin power plant opens in Tangail

A view of the 22-megawatt power plant set up by Dorin Power Generation and System Ltd.Photo: STAR

The 22-megawatt power plant of Dorin Power Generation and System Ltd was inaugurated at Elenga under Kalihati upazila in Tangail yesterday.
Chief Adviser's Special Assistant for Energy Professor M Tamim opened the plant.
Power Secretary Dr Faojul Kabir Khan, Country Director of World Bank Ju Jiang, Political and Economic Adviser at the US Embassy in Dhaka Jhon Danilois, Chairman of Power Development Board Shawkat Ali, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer NCC Bank Nurul Amin, Deputy Commissi-oner of Tangail Maksudur Rahman Patwari and Managing Director of Dorin Power Generation and System Ltd Tahajib Alam Siddiqui attended the inaugural function among others.
NCC Bank and Bangladesh Bank provided Dorin Power with loan to implement the project. The electricity generated in the plant will be supplied to the Power Development Board under a 15-year agreement.