The Matarbari power plant is a 1,200 megawatt (2x600) coal-fired power station constructed in Maheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in southeastern Bangladesh. It consists of two thermal units based on ultra-supercritical coal-fired technology, with an installed capacity of 600MW each. The plant is expected to account for 10% of the total generation capacity of Bangladesh.
The power plant is developed by the Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh (CPGCBL), a state-owned enterprise of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. POSCO E&C is in charge of civil engineering for the power plant and the construction of the coal processing facilities and subsidiary facilities.
FERBECK INTERNATIONAL SA has been awarded an EPC contract for one 275 meters-height concrete chimney by POSCO, South Korea.