On September 2, 2021, China Power Construction Haitou and Gansu Energy Corporation signed a contract for the operation and maintenance of the 350MW coal-fired power station in Baresa, which laid a solid foundation for the company to deepen the power market in Bangladesh

At the signing ceremony, Sheng Yuming, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Power Construction Hai Investment Company, Sheng Yuming, said that the Baresa coal-fired power station is the company’s first power investment project in Bangladesh, and it is also a project that China Power Construction Group focuses on. The successful signing of the second operation and maintenance service contract is an important milestone that marks the official transition of the Baresa project from the construction period to the commercial operation period. It is of great significance in promoting the implementation of the national one belt and one road initiative by Haitou.

The Barresa coal-fired power station has a total installed capacity of 350 MW, with an average annual power generation of approximately 2.3 billion kWh, and a commercial operation period of 25 years. As the first large-scale power station investment project of China Power Construction Group in the Bangladesh market, this power station has extremely important strategic significance.

Keywords: One Belt One Road, overseas projects, engineering news

The rapid progress of the Baresa project will deepen and consolidate the friendship between China and Bangladesh, and will have a profound impact on Bangladesh's adjustment of power energy structure, optimization of the investment environment, and improvement of people's livelihood. At the same time, it will further utilize the advantages of the power construction group's entire industrial chain to lay a good foundation for deep cultivation and meticulous work in the Bangladeshi market, and enhance the power construction group's influence and driving force in the Bangladesh power industry. Editor/Tian Zengpeng