Sundarban Delta Growth Initiative (SDGI) signed a memorandum of understanding with Arab contractor consortium Orascom Peninsula for the construction of a 600-megawatt solar power plant in Khulna at an estimated cost of Tk 8,000 crore.
SDGI Chairman Mohammad Ali Asgor Lobby said it marked the first phase of a larger initiative to generate 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy before the signing ceremony at the Khulna Club auditorium.
The project also aligns with Bangladesh's national target of sourcing 25 percent of its total energy from green sources by 2030.
"We are working to expand green energy, not only in the Sundarbans but across the country, in line with Bangladesh's SDG-based strategic development plan," he added.
Officials revealed that over 1,500 acres of land would be required for this project.
Land in the Shiromoni and Bil Dakatia areas of Khulna city is currently being surveyed. If suitable land is not found there, alternatives in Mongla will be explored.
Lobby mentioned that the project would begin with an initial generation of 200 megawatts, gradually expanding to 600 megawatts.
"Our aim is to restore the pride of this once-thriving industrial zone," Lobby emphasised.
Orascom Peninsula representatives Zhang Xiao Dong and Shi Leng, Khulna University Professors S.K. Mahmudul Hasan and Dr. Kazi Jahangir Hossain, City Unit BNP President Advocate Shafiqul Alam Mona, and SDGI representative M.A.N. Shaheen, among others, were present at the event.
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