PTC India Limited supplying 290 MW power to Bangladesh, has signed two new Agreements for supplying 200 MW power to Bangladesh on short term and long term basis to a total for 15 years. The short-term Power for 200 MW power is from power pool of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) and long-term power will be supplied through imported coal from Meenakshi Energy Limited's imported coal-based project.

With this new addition in cross-border supply, PTC will add more than 1.5 billion units to its existing supply of 7 billion units with neighbouring countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal). The transaction is expected to give export earning of USD 1.8 Billion over its contract period."