Unique Meghnaghat Power Ltd. (UMPL) achieved financial close for $463 million in long-term project financing from foreign lenders, receiving the first disbursement of $360 million. The company, a consortium of Strategic Finance Ltd., Unique Hotels & Resorts PLC, and Nebras Power Investment Management BV, completed the construction and commissioning of a 584 MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
The project, ready for commercial operation, has an estimated cost of $612 million, financed at a 75:25 debt-equity ratio. Nebras Power provided 24% equity as foreign direct investment (FDI). Standard Chartered Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft, and OPEC Fund for International Development contributed to the multi-sourced financing package, making it the largest Independent Power Producer (IPP) project financing in recent years in Bangladesh. The achievement is notable amid the global post-COVID recovery and financial volatility.