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Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited

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Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited
Formation2011
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.cpgcbl.gov.bd

Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (Bengali: কোল পাওয়ার জেনারেশন কোম্পানী বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড) is a Bangladesh government owned energy company. The purpose of the company is to increase the electricity generated from burning coal.[1] Mahmudul Kabir Murad is the Managing Director of the company.[2]

History

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Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited was established on 5 September 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh under the 1994 Companies Act to increase coal-generated electricity and reduce dependence on natural gas for power generation. The company established Matarbari Power Plant and Maheshkhali Power Plant.[3] It is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Power Development Board.[4] There have been significant delays in the construction of Matarbari Power Plant.[5]

References

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  1. ^ কোল পাওয়ার জেনারেশন কোম্পানী বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড (সিপিজিসিবিএল). cpgcbl.gov.bd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Five years on, Matarbari coal-fired plant has no full-time project director yet". The Business Standard. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL)". mpemr.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Coal-fired power difficult to part with". The Financial Express. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Little progress in large coal-fired power plant projects". Dhaka Tribune. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.