Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered state authorities to fast-track two major green power generation facilities in Dhaka.
The PM emphasised that these critical renewable energy schemes must connect to the grid on time using advanced, eco-friendly generation technologies.
The high-level strategy session focused exclusively on the technical layouts of the upcoming generation plants. The infrastructure projects are slated for Aminbazar landfill under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Matuail landfill under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
The emergency energy briefing took place inside the Cabinet Division conference room at the Bangladesh Secretariat.
Power sector officials briefed the PM on the massive foreign investment backing the Aminbazar generation facility. China Machinery Engineering Corporation will finance the construction of this waste-to-energy power plant.
The specialised facility will incinerate roughly 3,000 tonnes of municipal waste daily to run heavy turbines capable of producing 42.5 megawatts of electricity.
The Aminbazar generation plant is contractually scheduled to begin feeding electricity directly into the national power grid by August 2028. The plant will secure a stable supply of commercial electricity for the next 25 years.
Engineers also detailed the second power project designed for the Matuail generation site. This complex alternative energy facility will be built by South Korea's B&F Group.
The Matuail facility focuses on advanced biofuel generation by converting urban organic matter into high-purity methane gas. This gas will fuel generators to produce about 81,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, averaging roughly 221 megawatt-hours of power each day.
The multi-tiered energy park will also feature localised solar power arrays while using the thermal byproduct of electricity generation to manufacture organic fertiliser, animal feed, and eco-friendly bricks.
Ministry representatives stated that these twin-generation systems will modernise the power sector infrastructure of the capital. The clean energy output will displace fossil fuel generation and directly cut greenhouse gas emissions to slow global warming.
To ensure the energy targets are met without bureaucratic delays, the PM ordered a joint inter-ministerial task force meeting. This group will unite the local government, power, and environment ministries.
The premier repeated that completing the power stations within the set deadlines is vital to support the growing electricity demands of the city.
The grid expansion meeting included several top-ranking cabinet members and energy sector overseers. Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and State Minister Mir Shahe Alam took part in the talks.
DNCC administrator M Safiqul Islam Khan and DSCC administrator Abdus Salam also joined the policy table.
The administrative support team featured Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon alongside several senior energy infrastructure engineers.
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