Matarbari Power Plant

The Matarbari Power Plant is a 1,200 megawatt (2x600) coal-fired power station under construction in Maheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in southeastern Bangladesh.[1]

The coal plant is being built with over $2.4 billion in climate change financing from Japan, and it is part of Japan's climate finance pledge.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Matarbari power plant expected to be ready for operation in 2023". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
    - Report on Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction of Matarbari 600X2 MW Coal Fired Power Plant and Associated Facilities (PDF), Coal Power Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited, June 2013
    - "Two Japanese firms shortlisted for Matarbari coal power plant", The Daily Star, 6 September 2015
  2. ^ Emma Rumney; et al. (1 June 2023). "Rich nations say they're spending billions to fight climate change. Some money is going to strange places". Reuters. Retrieved 9 June 2023. Matarbari, an island on Bangladesh's southeast coast. Japan has lent Bangladesh at least $2.4 billion in climate finance for the plant [...] Japan continues to claim continued financing for Matarbari as part of its climate finance pledge


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