NTPC to offer maintenance services in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: NTPC Ltd on Tuesday signed an agreement with Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Ltd for providing operation and maintenance services for 240-mw gas based Siddhirganj power plant near Dhaka.

NTPC would offer services like operation and maintenance, recruitment and training, quality and environment management to EGCB for a period of six years, an official statement said.

“NTPC shall deploy its experts shortly at Siddhirganj Power Plant. This contract, awarded against international competition, is valued at about Rs 43 crore,” it said.

“This is the largest single international order received by NTPC. NTPC has forayed in to becoming an international operation and maintenance operator”, the statement said.

NTPC Ltd is the third largest power generator in Asia with 35,354 mw installed capacity.