{"id":20074354,"date":"2021-06-15T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=74354"},"modified":"2021-06-24T21:54:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T16:24:51","slug":"state-violence-suppresses-ss-power-ne-plant-opposition-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/state-violence-suppresses-ss-power-ne-plant-opposition-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"State violence suppresses opposition to Chinese coal plant in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mohammad Harun once owned a small plot of land on the Bay of Bengal coast, about 60 km south of Chattogram, the second-largest city in Bangladesh. He used it as a salt pan until it was acquired in 2015 to build a coal-fired power plant financed by China under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In return, Harun says he was promised a job at the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That promise, he says, has not yet been kept. Meanwhile the SS Power One plant, one of 15<\/a> coal power plants planned in Bangladesh under the BRI<\/a>, is being built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harun\u2019s story is repeated by his neighbours in Paschim Gandamara, a village in Banshkhali sub-district of Chattogram district. Most of the residents who have lost their homes and homesteads are smallholder farmers, fishers, or salt pan owners and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But Harun is scared to protest. The authorities have been clamping down hard<\/a> on dissent. The police have registered cases against thousands of residents and workers building the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2016, 12 workers and local residents have been killed in three incidents. The casualties happened when law enforcers opened fire on protesters rallying against the project and workers clashed with their Chinese managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we say anything they [the police] implicate us in cases to muzzle our voices. They have registered cases against unnamed people. So, any of us can be on their list. We can be arrested any time,\u201d Harun told The Third Pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 1,320-megawatt plant is being built at a cost of USD 2.5 billion. One of the largest Chinese investments in Bangladesh, it was among the agreements signed in 2016 by Xi Jinping, China\u2019s president. The plant is a joint venture between SEPCOIII, a Chinese engineering company, and S Alam Group, a Bangladeshi industrial conglomerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No understanding of local sentiment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Right from the beginning, the project has been marked by violent protests. The latest occurred in April this year, when the plant\u2019s management refused to let workers take time off<\/a> for Iftar \u2013 the prayer and then the meal that ends the day-long fast during Ramadan. Workers who left for Iftar had the period deducted from their time sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roman Khan, a worker at the SS Power One plant, told The Third Pole: \u201cIf we went for Iftar, our salaries were deducted.\u201d Mohammad Zakaria, another worker, accused the authorities of physically torturing the workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 17 April, about 2,000 workers protested. At least seven<\/a> of them were killed as police opened fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, a police investigation vindicated the workers. Deputy inspector general Zakir Hossain Khan said that the Chinese management had shown discriminatory attitudes<\/a> towards Bangladeshi workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Chinese workers did not want to take a break when Bangladeshi workers went for Iftar or prayers. If Bangladeshi Muslim workers were absent during these times, their working hours were deducted,\u201d the senior police officer confirmed. He also identified language<\/a> as a key barrier to communication between the managers and the workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese are not complying with our culture. It is the right of workers to get time for prayer and Iftar<\/blockquote>Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury, social scientist<\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury, a prominent social scientist and former vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong, told The Third Pole: \u201cTheir [the managers\u2019] target is more production with less payment. So, they don\u2019t want to give a break. This is exploitative. It led to the unrest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForeign workers have to comply with local culture and norms while working in any country,\u201d Chowdhury added. \u201cBut here the Chinese are not complying with our culture. It is the right of workers to get time for prayer and Iftar.\u201d He recommended orientation sessions on local norms for foreign workers and managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criminal charges after protest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite the report by the senior police officer, criminal charges filed against 2,500 unnamed workers for the 17 April incident have not been dropped. A plant manager filed criminal charges against another 1,050 men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zahidul Islam, a worker at the plant, told The Third Pole: \u201cPolice shot and killed my colleagues. Now they are accusing us of those murders.\u201d Many workers<\/a> have reportedly gone into hiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2016 and 2017, there were also instances of workers being killed in police fire at this same plant. Residents recall that four people were killed in 2016 while opposing the plant\u2019s construction; thousands were accused of violent behaviour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany of them had to serve [time] in jail and many of them are still grappling with cases filed over clashes. Now after the recent clash in April this year, the police filed cases accusing thousands. This is another tool of harassment to muzzle voices raised against injustice,\u201d said Haider Ali Asif, another resident whose homestead has been acquired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe plant authorities accused me though I was not present at the places where the clashes took place. They took place inside the power plant. Now I am on the run to flee from arrest,\u201d Asif added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, violent clashes<\/a> between Bangladeshi and Chinese workers have been reported from other plants<\/a> being built under the BRI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Locals lose land and livelihoods to SS Power One plant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Watchdog organisation the Bangladesh Working Group on External Debt (BWGED<\/a>) has reported that 7,100 people were directly affected by the construction of the SS Power One plant. The S Alam Group has reportedly acquired nearly 250 hectares for the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of those affected are poor. They allege that they have received neither adequate compensation<\/a> nor the jobs they were promised. Nurul Kabir, a 41-year-old resident, said that a fraudulent document had been prepared to purportedly show that he had sold his plot; he was then given an eviction notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have lived here for 70 years. My father built this homestead. The sale deed is completely false,\u201d a tearful Kabir told The Third Pole. \u201cI have nowhere to go if I get evicted. All I want is justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mohammad Mostain Billah, a spokesperson for the S Alam Group, said: \u201cIf anyone has such issues over land that he did not sell but it came to our name [sic] then he can file lawsuit against us. As a judicial matter it will be decided by court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billah promised \u201cmore jobs for locals\u201d once the power plant is operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fishers say they have been barred from the waters near the plant. \u201cThey dropped boulders in the sea to stop erosion and now we are not allowed to go there any more,\u201d said fisher Shafiqul Alam Manik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Farming has also been affected. After the foundations of the power plant had been built, the nearby area became waterlogged every monsoon, making it harder to grow crops. Many residents have started to describe the plant as a \u201ccurse<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 11 June and 14 June 2021, The Third Pole\u2019s correspondent contacted SEPCOIII about the allegations published in this report and seeking the company\u2019s comments on the events described. A response had not been received at the time of publication. This report will be updated if a response is received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental impact of coal power plant         <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh has recently been talking about phasing out coal. However, its Power System Master Plan (PSMP<\/a>) still has 33 coal-fired power projects with a total capacity of over 33,200 MW under construction or at pre-construction stages. If all are built, Bangladesh\u2019s coal-fired power capacity will increase sixtyfold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2031, these plants will emit nearly 115<\/a> million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. This will not only impact the environment<\/a> and local livelihoods, it will also weaken Bangladesh\u2019s position as a country that suffers due to climate change though it has contributed very little to global greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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