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A joint venture between China’s CREC International Renewable Energy Co. and the BR Powergen Ltd. (BRPL) of Bangladesh has agreed to set up a 100 MW solar power plant in Madarganj, Jamalpur district, Bangladesh.
BRPL director Dhurjjati Prosad Sen said pv magazine that the power plant will be built on 350 hectares of land with an estimated cost of $170 million. The factory is expected to come online in December 2025.
“We will only provide the land while the Chinese company will provide the rest to set up the factory,” Senator said.
The Chinese company will take a 70% stake in the project and will arrange financing for construction. The Asian Development Bank is expected to provide funding to set up the factory.
The project will be built close to the Jamuna River, with a canal connecting the river in the project area. The canal remains intact, with water during the rainy season and dry in summer.
Sen said the solar power plant will be “semi-agrivolatic” in nature.
“Our plan is that we will not landfill the project area,” he said. “We will build shorter poles on high land and longer poles on low land so that fish can play during the rainy season.”
The company also plans to grow spices such as green chillies, turmeric and ginger under the solar panels, as they require little sunlight. “The reason is to use the land dually,” Sen said.
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