Bangladesh's state-run Power Development Board on Sunday signed an agreement with India's National Thermal Power Corp., or NTPC, to build a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the southwest of the country, officials said. The signing ceremony in Dhaka was attended by Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and P. Uma Shankar, the power secretary of India. It was the first joint venture deal the board has concluded with a foreign company. NTPC will build and operate the $1.5 billion project on a 50:50 equity basis, Reuters reported.
