Mymensingh Trishal 100 MW Solar

Current Status: Cancelled

Representational Photo: (TDS 2023)

Mymensingh Trishal 100 MW Solar Power Plant, was a proposed solar power plant situated in Baghadaria Dak in Trishal Upazila, Mymensingh District of Bangladesh (Location: 24.7046, 90.4616). It was proposed by the  consortium comprising Total Fren SA Ltd and gchQ Anand Energy Pte Ltd, as a private Independent Power Producer (IPP) for 20 years on a "Build, Own and Operate" basis . No information about PPA and commercial operation date has been found.  In the monthly progress report of BPDB April, 2024 there is mention of the Trishal, Mymensingh 44 MW power plant but not about the Mymensingh Trishal 100 MW Solar Power Plant (BPDB 2024).

Capacity

The  installed capacity of this power plant is 100 MW.

Context

Power Division officials have disclosed a separate plan for the construction of a 100MW solar-powered plant in Trishal for 20 years tenure. This initiative will be executed by a consortium comprising Total Fren SA Ltd and gchQ Anand Energy Pte Ltd. The cost of construction of Common Switchyard, purchase of required land at Shambhuganj grid substation end and cost of construction of transmission line will be borne by both sponsoring companies proportionately  (TBS, 2023).

The cabinet committee on public procurement approved the tariff proposal for setting up the power plant in November 2023. The power plant is on the basis of  “no electricity, no payment”.

The interim government cancelled 37 renewable energy project LOIs/contracts in September 2024 under the repeal of the QEEESA 2010. As no PPA or LOI had been confirmed for the Trishal 100MW project, it effectively remains in an inactive/cancelled state. In April 2026, the new government announced a review of 31 cancelled renewable projects to assess viability. The BPDB April 2024 progress report does not list this 100MW plant, only the separate 44MW Trishal project (BPDB 2024; (TBS, 2026).

Land Acquisition

No information has been found yet.

Finance

No information was found about the finance of the power plant. 

Sponsor

It is proposed by a consortium comprising Total Fren SA Ltd and gchQ Anand Energy Pte Ltd (TBS, 2023).

Contractors

No available information was found about the contractors of the power plant.

Fuel Supply

The power plant is a solar power plant which runs with the energy from sunlight.

Power Generation

The plant is not in generation yet.

Environment

According to Section 12 of the Bangladesh Environment Protection Act 1995, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is obligatory for any industry (MOLJPA, 1995). The polluting industries, such as power plants, have to go through an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and EIA as directed in the Environmental Conservation Rules 1997 (MOEFCC, 1997). But unfortunately, no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report was found of this project. According to the environmental conservation rule 2023 the project falls in the “Orange” indicating it as a moderately harmful project for the environment (MOEFCC 2023).

Reference

• BPDB (2024). ‘Power Sector Progress Report’. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB): accessed on  14 May, 2024.

• MOEFCC (1997). “The Environment Conservation Rules, 1997” The Environment Conservation Rules: 27 August, 1997.

• MOEFCC (2023). “The Environmental Conservation Rules”. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC): 5 March 2023.

• MOLJPA (1995). “Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 1995”. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (MOLJPA): 16 February 1995.

• TBS (2023). “Chinese consortium gets nod to set up 100MW solar plant at Gouripur”. The Business Standard (TBS): 8 November 2023

• TBS (2026). “Govt to reassess 31 renewable power projects scrapped in Yunus era” The Business Standard (TBS): 27 April, 2026.

• TDS (2023). “100MW solar power plant gets nod in Bangladesh”: The Daily Star (TDS):10 November 2023