Matarbari Port is a under-construction sea-port on the shores of Bay of Bengal, located at Matarbari area of Chittagong division, Bangladesh.

The Matarbari Power Plant is a 1,200 megawatt (2x600) coal-fired power station under construction in Maheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in southeastern Bangladesh. [1] The coal plant is being built with over $2.4 billion in climate change financing from Japan, and it is part of Japan's climate finance pledge. [2]

Matarbari power station is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Apr 3, 2025 · On March 10, 2020, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council of the Government of Bangladesh gave its approval for the Matarbari Deep-sea Port to be established as the country’s first-ever deep-sea project. …

Matarbari 1 and 2 could not be constructed without Japanese funding and expertise. The projects, and their environmental, human and economic impacts, are “Made in Japan.” The Matarbari coal plants were made possible by a JICA Official Development Assistance loan.

Jan 24, 2025 · Red Sea Gateway Terminal, a Saudi-owned port company, today (24 January) expressed its interest in managing the deep-sea port of Matarbari in Bangladesh. Aamer A Alireza, the executive chairman of the company, said it can help transform Matarbari into one of the largest ports in the region.

Sep 17, 2021 · Now, huge turbines and chimneys have changed the landscape of the remote area in the southeast coast of Bangladesh. A huge construction project is gradually giving shape to a Tk 360 billion...

Matarbari 1200 MW Coal Power Plant, also known as Matarbari USC Thermal Power Station, is an Ultra-supercritical (USC) thermal power plant situated in Matarbari and Dhalghata Union on Matarbari Island under Maheshkhali Upazila in Cox’s Bazar District of Bangladesh (Location: 21.7032, 91.8795).

Jul 4, 2024 · The Matarbari Deep Sea Port appears as a pivotal solution to the pressing capacity challenges by promising to expand vessel capacity, shorten transit times, and reduce costs — set to substantially bolster regional trade.

Nov 13, 2023 · There is a plan to build a deep-sea port on 1,031 acres of land in Matarbari, Maheshkhali upazila, Cox’s Bazar, close to the Bay of Bengal coast. The Japan Development Cooperation Agency (JICA) is involved in the port’s development.