Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought more Japanese investment in Bangladesh\u2019s power and energy sector to meet the growing demand of electricity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe demand of electricity is rising fast with the increasing of population and development works in the country. So we need more investment in the sector for fulfilling the demand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The premier made the remarks when Satoshi Onoda, the president of JERA Co. Inc, the largest electricity producing firm in Japan, paid a courtesy call on her at her office here this afternoon.<\/p>\n
After the meeting, PM\u2019s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters.<\/p>\n
The premier appreciated the Japanese companies including JERA for making investment in Bangladesh\u2019s power sector.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Hasina also highlighted her government\u2019s strides for boosting power generation in the country.<\/p>\n
The JERA president apprised the prime minister that their company is now generating 60,000 MW of electricity in Japan which is 50 percent of the country\u2019s total demand.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re making huge contributions to our economic development by producing this electricity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Satoshi Onoda informed the prime minister that with the joint venture of Reliance Bangladesh Power and LNG Company, they are setting up a 718-MW power plant in Meghnaghat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe power plant will go into operation by 2022,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The JERA president said they have already set up 335-MW power plant with joint venture of Summit Power Ltd of Bangladesh. \u201cWe want to establish some more power plants in joint venture with Summit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Satoshi Onoda also said the Summit-JERA-Mitsubishi Consortium has already submitted an expression of interest (EOI) to the government for setting up an LNG terminal in Matarbari, Cox\u2019s Bazar.<\/p>\n
PM\u2019s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu, Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) Secretary Tofazzel Hossain Mian, the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh ITO Naoki and Summit Power Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan were present on the occasion._BSS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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