Pekua power station

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Pekua power station is a cancelled power station in Pekua upazila, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pekua power station	Pekua upazila, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh	21.813814, 91.939525 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Phase I Unit 1, Phase I Unit 2, Phase II Unit 1, Phase II Unit 2: 21.813814, 91.939525

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Phase I Unit 1	Cancelled	coal: unknown	650	ultra-supercritical	2025
Phase I Unit 2	Cancelled	coal: unknown	650	ultra-supercritical	2025
Phase II Unit 1	Cancelled	coal: unknown	650	ultra-supercritical	2030
Phase II Unit 2	Cancelled	coal: unknown	650	ultra-supercritical	2030

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Phase I Unit 1	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100%]	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase I Unit 2	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100%]	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 1	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100%]	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II Unit 2	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100%]	Mitsui & Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): imported

Background

In 2014, Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited (EGCBL) planned a coal plant for Cox's Bazar District, and the ministry of power approved the project in November 30, 2015. On November 17, 2016, EGCBL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese company Mitsui to install the coal plant. The plant would have had two units of 650 MW each, and would have used ultra-supercritical technology and imported coal through the Matarbari Port. The primary cost of the project was estimated at US$1.2 billion. Construction of the power plant was expected to start in mid-2018 and finish by 2023.

The plant was listed in Bangladesh's 2016 Master Plan "Revisited", an updated version of the country's energy plan released in November 2018. Under a scenario of high energy demand, the plant would be commissioned in 2025. The plan also listed a potential 1,200 MW expansion due for 2030 (Phase II).

In October 2019, it was reported that the project had been called off. Phase II also does not appear to be moving forward.

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