The Barapukuria Coal Power Plant is an existing 250 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station which

is owned and operated by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) in Dudhipur, Dinajpur
province in Bangladesh.[1] Currently the plant has two 125 MW units, but operators are seeking to
add an additional 250 MW unit.
The plant was commissioned in 2006 and consumes approximately 450,000 tonnes of coal a year
which is supplied by the nearby Barapukuria coal mine.[2][3] In its 2011-12 annual report BPDB states
that the cost of coal was 354.63 crore Taka. [3.5 billion taka = approx $US44.9 million at July
2013][4] and that the plant had a load factor of 58%.[1]…………………………………….