Current Status: Planning
Representational photo; Source: TBS
Chandpur 50 MW Wind Power Plant, also known as Chandpur Wind Power Station, is a planned horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) run power plant to be situated in Maishadi under Kachua Upazila in Chandpur District of Bangladesh (Location: 23.2470, 90.7097) approx. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) planned to set up the power plant as a private Independent Power Producer (IPP) for 20 years. The estimated commercial operation date in December 2025 and the power plant will retire on December 2045.
Capacity
The installed capacity of the power plant is going to be 50 MW.
Context
Bangladesh has now taken steps to harness wind power potential, to lessen its dependency on foreign fuels to fulfill the rising need for energy. For this purpose, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) prepared a power purchase proposal and submitted it to the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in 2022. The proposal was waiting for approval of CCGP even in June 2022 (BPDB 2022). The sponsor is re-inviting for tenders. However, The sponsor declared its estimated commercial operation date in December 2025 (BPDB 2024).
Land Acquisition
No information was found about the land acquisition for the power plant.
Finance
Financial information has not been disclosed yet.
Sponsors
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will be the sponsor of the power plant.
Contractors
No information was found about the contractor.
Fuel Supply
Wind energy will be used to generate electricity from this power plant.
Environment
According to Section 12 of the Bangladesh Environment Protection Act 1995, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is obligatory for any industry (MOLJPA 1995). Polluting industries, such as power plants, must undergo an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and EIA as directed in the Environmental Conservation Rules 2017 (MOEFCC 1997). But, to date, no IEE or EIA report has been conducted for the power plant. According to the environmental conservation rule 2023 the project falls in the “Yellow” indicating it as a slightly harmful project for the environment (MOEFCC 2023).
Reference
BPDB 2022. Power Sector Progress Report. Bangladesh Power Development Board: 15 June 2022.
BPDB 2024. Power Sector Progress Report. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB): 11 January 2024.
MOEFCC (1997). ‘The Environmental Conservation Rules. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC)’: 27 August 1997
MOEFCC (2023). “The Environmental Conservation Rules”. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC): 5 March 2023
MOLJPA (1995). ‘Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 1995’. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (MOLJPA): 16 February 1995.
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