View of Kaptai Lake in Rangamati Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneAs per the primary plan, official sources said, a 50MW floating solar project will be implemented on a pilot basis on the Kaptai Lake in the Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT)The Power Division is waiting for the fund approval from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement a 50MW floating solar project in the Kaptai Lake, a Power Division's official said. They said, if the Kaptai Lake solar project comes out successful, similar projects will be implemented both in public and private sectors. Japan was the first country to install a floating solar power plant in 2006 in Chiba by a French firm, while China is now the leader in setting up the largest floating solar power plant of 40MW capacity in Huainan city of its Anhui province. The Power Division senior official said the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) will implement the proposed Kaptai Lake floating solar project. Alauddin said the irrigation canal of Teesta Barrage is another perfect place forsetting up another floating solar power plant.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 10, 2019 13:30 UTC