The Payra Power Plant is a proposed 1,320 megawatt coal-fired power station to be built in Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali District in southern Bangladesh. It is a joint venture between the North-West Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (NWPGCL) and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC).
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On 19 March 2015, a deal was signed between NWPGCL and the CMC to set up the Payra Power Plant. The joint venture was named Bangladesh-China Power Company Limited (BCPCL). On 29 March 2016, the Government of Bangladesh signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with BCPCL for the installation of the power plant.
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The plant will consist of two units, each with a capacity of 660 MW. The estimated cost is around US$1.56 billion. The plant will be built on an area of 397-hectare.