Sarwaruddin ,Ctg.
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Two new units are expected to be added to the existing five units of Kaptai Hydro Electric Plant. According to reliable sources, unit no. 6 and 7 are expected to be installed in the said project aimed at generating more 120 to 150 Megawatts power. The existing capacity of five units of Kaptai Hydro plant is 230 MW generating since 1963 but the capacity reduced to some extents due to different technical faults and of a age old plant. Moreover in the current summer season the generation of the project brought down to only 80 to 100 MW due to unexpected fall of water level in the lake. In this current season only two units were in operative.
These two proposed units will be run with the excess rainy water in hill zone during rainy season. It is decided at the high level meeting of the lake management committee held. The meeting recommended target to generate 120 -150 MW power from the two proposed units. The meeting also hoped that following the installation of two new units, the power crisis in the country may be resolved to some extent and the use of lake water during rainy season will be properly utilized in generating power rather delivery through slipway. The experts in the meeting opined that the erection of two more units with the present existing infrastructure of the KHEP, about 150 MW power may be generated from the same water level during rainy season. Mentionable that the generation cost of one unit KW power in gas or fuel turbine plants comes Tk. 20 whereas water turbine plant it need only 35 to 40 paisa per unit. So it will be more beneficial for the country to generate maximum power from the KHEP
Deputy Commissioners of Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban and all UNOs of the lake adjoining upazilas , high officials of PDB, superintending and executive engineers of KHEP were present in the meeting with Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong in the Chair
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