India has jointly inaugurated the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant with which of the following neighbouring country?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bangladesh
The Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant (‘maitree’ means friendship) is a 1320 MW coal-based plant at Rampal, near Khulna in Bangladesh. It is built by the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company, a joint venture of India’s NTPC and the Bangladesh Power Development Board. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated its second unit by video link on 1 November 2023, together with the Akhaura–Agartala rail link and the Khulna–Mongla port rail line.