The second unit of the Matarbari thermal power plant has begun trial production.

Within the Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar, the experimental 600 MW energy production of the second unit of the Matarbari coal-based thermal power plant has commenced. On 24th December, at around noon, the trial production program of the second unit was opened by Abul Kalam Azad, managing director of Coal Power. Commercial power production of 600 MWh began earlier on December 18 when the first unit was linked to the national grid.

According to Prothom Alo's interview with MD Abul Kalam Azad, who runs Coal Power, the first unit produced 600 MW of power during an experiment on July 29. Afterwards, commercial power generation began on December 18. December 24, marked the beginning of the second unit's trial production. In terms of national progress, this initiative will stand head and shoulders above the others.

On a 1,600-acre abandoned salt farm at Matarbari, close to the Bay of Bengal, a 1,200 megawatt thermal power plant was built. The estimated cost to build the power plant is 51,984 crores. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is contributing over 42,000 crores of this. Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited is performing the project's implementation. The Ultra Super Critical Technology coal-based power facility in Matarbari was launched by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 11.

Initially, fuel oil would be used to create energy, according to Mohammad Monowar Hossain Majumdar, the Matarbari Site Office Supervising Engineer of the Coal Power Generation Company. This will need fuel oil quantities of at least 1,000 metric tons. After a period of four or five days, coal will be used to create energy. To power one unit, you'll need around 5,500 metric tons of coal. Additionally, about 10,500 metric tons of coal will be needed to generate 1,200 megawatts of energy in two separate units. Indonesia supplied 14 ships with 8 lakh 68,000 metric tons of coal for this project.

In addition, Mohammad Monowar Hossain Majumdar mentioned that the power plant's 25-year ash was stored in two different ash ponds. They range in size from 90 to 600 acres. On 80 acres of land, a coal yard has been built for the purpose of storing coal. A coal yard that can hold 800,000 tonnes has been built so that coal may be stored for 60 days ahead of time. There are currently five lakh metric tons of coal stored.

Muhammad Saifur Rahman, the chief engineer of the Matarbari Site Office of Coal Power Generation Company, responded that a minimum of five thousand individuals are engaged in daily construction activities alongside Japanese contractors Sumitmo Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, and IHI.