A Correspondent:
Bagerhat: Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Lim-ited (BIFPCL) in Rampal has set a national record in power generation.
The company generated 760 million units of electricity in April, which is more than 9 percent of the country’s total power generation, BIFPCL Deputy General Manager Anwarul Azim told Monday after-noon.
BIFPCL Managing Director Ramanath Pujari said, “Operating the plant at almost full capacity during peak demand reflects our robust design and the relentless efforts of the team. This achievement is a unique example of our rigorous management approach and successful cooperation between the two coun-tries.”
The centre is currently being run by a team of skilled Bangladeshi engineers trained under the supervi-sion of experts from India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
While NTPC currently provides advisory support, the day-to-day operation of this gigantic centre by talented local engineers is a major achievement in Bangladesh’s path to technical capacity building.
