The overhead cables will go underground in the country’s major cities for modernising the electricity supply system, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told parliament on Sunday.
“Plans have been taken to move the electricity cable lines underground in the large cities and metropolitan areas of the country,” he said, replying to a starred question from Bikalpa Dhara MP Abdul Mannan (Lakshmipur-4).
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury tabled the question-answer session at the outset of day business in the House.
Nasrul said the construction of the overall 2,702km underground electricity lines have already been completed in four cities — Dhaka, Sylhet, Rajshahi, and Rangpur.
DPDC and DESCO have already completed the construction works for underground cabling of 1,287km and 1,366km respectively in the Dhaka metropolitan area, he said.
Bangladesh Power Development Board has already completed the construction of 38km underground line in the Sylhet metropolitan area, while NESCO has completed 11km line in the Rajshahi and Rangpur areas, he added.
Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board is now working on a feasibility study for installation of 8,848km underground lines and West Zone Power Distribution Company has taken a plan for installation of some 2,061km underground lines in Khulna, Barishal and Jashore.
