DHAKA, April 7, 2022 (BSS) - Power flow from the Payra Power Plant to the 400 
kV GIS Switchyard and Interconnecting Transformer of the Maitree Plant Sub-
Station was established at a ceremony held at the Maitree Super Thermal Power 
Project at Rampal in Bagerhat today. 
 
Sayeed Akram Ullah, Managing Director, BIFPCL; DK Dubey, Chief General 
Manager; BK Gangopadhyay, BHEL International Operations Head; and Uday 
Shankar, BHEL Project Head; were present on the occasion, said a press 
release.
 
The 1,320 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project, through its 400 kV GIS 
Switchyard and Interconnecting Transformer, is providing a wheeling facility 
of the 400 kV power from the Payra Power Project to the 230 kV grid system of 
Bangladesh to enable the Power Grid Corporation of Bangladesh to transmit 
additional power towards Khulna region to address peak summer demand. 
 
The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project is being set up by Bharat Heavy 
Electricals Limited (BHEL) through Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company 
Private Ltd (BIFPCL).
 
The Power Plant is being set up with state-of-the-art Ultra Super Critical 
Technology to actively mitigate environmental impacts, while at the same time 
introducing coal power generation in the country with limited alternative 
fuel options.