DHAKA: Coal India will work with MMTC to assess the demand for coal in Bangladesh. The move comes as part of the public sector miner’s initiative to explore export opportunities in the neighbouring markets.
Coal India will send a team to Bangladesh to evaluate demand, especially in power. Dhaka has worked out an ambitious programme to create 40,000MW capacity in 15 years with more than half of the planned addition in thermal power.
Bangladesh generated 13,734MW last year, including captive sources. “Bangladesh has worked out a capacity addition programme and thermal power forms a major part of that programme. Coal India will evaluate the demand-supply scenario and work out the export opportunities,” a CIL official said. The team might visit the neighbouring country as early as this month.
