A private power plant, to be set up by Mirza Composite Textile Mills (MCTM) in Sirajganj, will supply 245-MW electricity to the national grid by 2010, reports UNB.

The MCTM took the decision after holding a meeting with US-based power plant manufacturer Pratt & Whitney at Cosmos Centre in the city Sunday.

Pratt & Whitney will supply and install the plant at Nolka in Sirajganj district, MCTM sources said.

The MCTM officials hope that the proposed plant would play a significant role in mitigating the nagging power crisis across the country.

Among the officials, who participated in the meeting at Cosmos Centre, were

MCTM Chief Engineer Sheikh Parwaruddin Ahmed, power plant expert Humayun Reza Tawhid, Pratt & Whitney's local associate and Cosmos Energy Director (engineering) Habibullah Khan, Vice President (marketing) Hasan Wahid Tito and Director (technical) Md Sirajul Islam Khan were also present at the discussion.