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ABSTRACT
In the Power Sector Master Plan, a plan has outlined to generate 5,400 (19,200) MW electricity from coal-based power plants by 2021 (2030) to provide affordable electricity in Bangladesh using local coal together with imported coal. In the current context, policy makers depend on imported coal-based power plants instead of extraction of proven reserves from local coal mines. The paper performs a comparative analysis between local and imported coal in terms of different assessment criteria to search for an economically viable option for coal-fired power plants. Considering the constraints related to coal import, recent policy decision required further revision to set the strategy to use efficient local-imported coal-mix. In this regard, integrated strategy for electricity generation-mix, coal import strategy, and all-inclusive coal policy would be a decisive policy imperative that confronts the coal-mix dilemma with the efficient use of local and imported coal to meet ever-growing power demand.
Acknowledgments
The author is appreciative for comments received from anonymous reviewer, editor of the journal, and Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh. The author would also like to thank Mashfique Ibne Akbar, Samina Hossain, Marziana Mahfuz Nandita, and Shameema N. A. Mallik of Research Division, CPD for their research supports. The views expressed in the paper are those of the author and do not necessarily coincide with the views of any institutions with which the author is affiliated. The other usual caveats apply.