Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- A high-level Indian delegation comprising its power sector experts, led by Power Secretary P Uma Shankar, arrived in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday to sign a deal for the proposed 1,320 megawatt coal-fired power plant at Rampal in Khulna and purchase of power from India.
Shankar will join the joint steering committee (JSC) or secretary-level meeting of Bangladesh and India on power sector cooperation scheduled for Thursday.
Ahead of the JSC meeting, the high officials of both the countries will meet today at the joint working group meeting to finalise the pending issues and settle deals for signing at the secretary-level meeting.
Power Division Secretary Monowar Islam and Shankar will co-chair the fifth meeting of the India-Bangladesh joint steering committee on power cooperation.
Officials said the JSC meeting will be preceded by the first board meeting of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Power Company, a joint venture between NTPC Ltd of India and Bangladesh Power Development Corporation.
The company has been formed to build the 1,320 MW thermal power project.
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