The government will but per unit of power Tk 12.8 ($0.16) for 20 years after the plant goes in operation. On Sunday, the Power Development Board or PDB inked two agreements -- for implementing the project and to purchase power -- with Intraco. Intraco Group Managing Director Riyad Ali, PDB Secretary PDB secretary Mina Masud Uzzaman and Power Division Join Secretary Sheikh Faezul Amin signed the deals. State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid, Power Division Secretary Ahmad Kaikaus and PDB Chairman Khaled Mahmood attended the signing ceremony at the Power Division offices in Dhaka. The power plant at Gangachara, 17km off from the Rangpur city, will go in operation by 13 months, said officials.

Source: bd News24 August 27, 2017 08:37 UTC