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Govt plans to generate 2,883MW more power in next 6yrs

BSS . Dhaka
13 Jan 2022 19:13:26 | Update: 13 Jan 2022 19:17:07
Govt plans to generate 2,883MW more power in next 6yrs
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The government has adopted a year-based plan to generate additional 2,883 megawatt electricity by the next six years, an official said.

“Activities are being carried out in accordance with the plant for generation of 2,883MW power through both public and private initiatives,” the official familiar with the process told BSS in Dhaka on Thursday.

According to the plan adopted this month, 553MW electricity will be added this year, 923MW will come in 2023, 603MW in 2024, 200MW in 2025, 502MW in 2026 and 102MW in 2027.

With the present government’s sincere efforts and timely initiatives, the power sector will continue to grow, as the government increased power generation to 25,284MW, a power cell source said.

It said the government has provided power connections to 3.10 crore new consumers with expansion of 3.57 lakh kilometres new distribution line and 5,011 circuit kilometre of transmission line in the last 13 years.

Talking to BSS, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the electricity generation capacity reached 25,284MW (including captive) from 4,942MW in 2009, with around 99.75 per cent of the population having access to electricity due to the bold and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

He said the Awami League-led government has achieved tremendous successes in the power sector in the last 13 years and given top priority to the development of the sector considering its importance in the overall development of the country.

“We have successfully constructed 121 power plants having generation capacity of 20,342MW after assuming office in 2009,” Nasrul Hamid said.

According to the Power System Master Plan (PSMP) 2016, Bangladesh aspires to become a high-income country by 2041, increasing the country’s power generation capacity to 60,000MW. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government has a target to generate 60,000MW electricity by 2041, as the government materialised its earlier Vision-2021 by increasing generation capacity to 25,284MW from 24,000MW, it said.

Director General of Power Cell under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Engineer Mohammad Hossain said construction works at Moheshkhali area are moving fast, aimed at generating 2400MW electricity from Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal Fired Power Plant.

“The government is very much optimistic about bringing 1200MW power from Matarbari Coal Fired Power Plant by 2024 and another 1200MW in phases,” he said.

 

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