Pakistan to assist BD in setting up 10-20MW hydropower plants
*Saturday, November 17, 2007
Staff Report *
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will help Bangladesh to set up 10 to 20 megawatt (MW) hydro power plants by giving support in feasibility studies and detailed engineering of these plants.
According to the documents available, Ministry of Water and Power has given nod to provide help for preparing feasibility studies and detailed engineering for setting up 10 to 20MW hydro power plants in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has sought help for setting up hydro power plants saying that Pakistan has expertise for feasibility studies and detailed engineering in this regard. After accepting the request of Bangladesh, government had asked the Water and Power ministry to move ahead on the issue. Now the Water and Power ministry had informed that it could provide help for feasibility studies and detailed engineering for establishing 10 to 20MW hydro power plants.
Bangladesh has told Pakistan that it needs the investment in its power sector and informed that the private sector power generation policy of Bangladesh allows Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to avail the fiscal and other incentives for investment in power sector of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has further informed Pakistan authorities that the “Bangladesh Private Sector Infrastructure Guidelines” has been issued in order to encourage private sector investments in infrastructure and power sectors on the basis of BOO/BOT and joint ventures.