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On Dec. 4, 2011, a top China official said Bangladesh and China are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a 1,320 megawatts (mw) coal-fired power plant in Chittagong under a joint venture. Chairman of In April 2014 the ''Financial Express'' reported that the state-owned [[Bangladesh Power Development Board]] (BPDB) said the plant would be be built by the BPDB and will sign a deal with [[China Huadian Hong Kong CompanyLimited]]. Both the firms will decide on share of stakes of respective firms, timeframe and costs to implement the power build a 1320 MW coal plant under the joint ventureat Maheshkhali Island in Cox's Bazar district.<ref name=Financial>[http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd. The com/2014/04/09/27909 "Deal likely with Chinese firm for another coal-fired power plant will run initially on imported coal, and will consume local coal to generate electricity in future subject to its availability."] The Financial Express, April 9, 2014</ref>

In February 2016 it was reported that the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB earlier signed MoU with Indian [[National Thermal Power Company]] ), China Huadian, Tenaga Nasional Berhar (NTPCTNB) in September 2010 , Powertek Energy, and Malaysia will form a joint venture to build another 1,320MW power plant built a 2 x 660 MW coal in KhulnaMaheshkhali, near Mongla Port. Although one year has already been passed there is no headway planned for operation in implementation of the proposed joint venture power plant between the BPDB and NTPC2019.<ref>[http://www.power-engobserverbd.com/news/20112016/1202/155499616326/bd-china-set-to-sign-mou-to-build-power-plant-in-ctg-under-jv138499.html php "BD1, China set to sign MoU to build 350 MW coal-fired twin power plant plants in Ctg under JVMaheshkhali soon,"] The Financial ExpressDaily Observer, Dec. 426 February, 2011.2016</ref>