Bangladesh-China Renewable Energy Company (BCRECL), a joint venture between Bangladesh’s Northwest Power Generation Company Ltd. and China National Machinery Import and Export Corp., has switched on a 68 MW solar plant in Sirajganj district, central Bangladesh.
“The plant is running in full load today and we have started supplying electricity to the grid,” said Tanvir Rahman, project director of Sirajganj solar park.
Construction of the $87.71 million solar power plant, located on the banks of the Jamuna River, began in January 2023. The BPDB will buy electricity from the facility at $0.102/kWh.
Khurshedul Alam, Managing Director at BCRECL, said the plant has been built at a “very challenging”…
