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250MW power from India soon: PM
Brahmanbaria Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published:July 20 2013 07:24 BDT Updated:July 20 2013 08:32 BDT
Bangladesh will import 250 MW of power from neighbouring India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
At the same time, she promised to increase the countrys power generation to 24,000 MW, if voted to power.
Our promise of reaching power to every house is close to fulfilment, she said at a function launching the construction of a 53 MW power plant in Ashuganj on Saturday.
She said private companies were responding to the governments appeal and investing in the power sector.
Hasina said that the previous BNP-led government and the caretaker administration that followed did not care to set up new power stations, while doing little for the maintenance of the running ones.
The present government has set up 55 power stations in the past four and a half years, taking total power generation capacity to 8,537 MW, the Prime Minister said.
She said another 34 plants with a 6,951 MW capacity were being built. The tender processes for 19 more with a 3,974 MW capacity are being finalised.
The government, she said, was also boosting renewable power production.
Hasina reeled off several initiatives to set up coal-based power plants and nuclear power facilities with Russian help.
She also laid the foundation stones of five power plants having a capacity of 1,301 MW.
Financed by Export Credit Agency, the Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited will execute the $613 million project.
250MW power from India soon: PM
Brahmanbaria Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published:July 20 2013 07:24 BDT Updated:July 20 2013 08:32 BDT
Bangladesh will import 250 MW of power from neighbouring India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
At the same time, she promised to increase the countrys power generation to 24,000 MW, if voted to power.
Our promise of reaching power to every house is close to fulfilment, she said at a function launching the construction of a 53 MW power plant in Ashuganj on Saturday.
She said private companies were responding to the governments appeal and investing in the power sector.
Hasina said that the previous BNP-led government and the caretaker administration that followed did not care to set up new power stations, while doing little for the maintenance of the running ones.
The present government has set up 55 power stations in the past four and a half years, taking total power generation capacity to 8,537 MW, the Prime Minister said.
She said another 34 plants with a 6,951 MW capacity were being built. The tender processes for 19 more with a 3,974 MW capacity are being finalised.
The government, she said, was also boosting renewable power production.
Hasina reeled off several initiatives to set up coal-based power plants and nuclear power facilities with Russian help.
She also laid the foundation stones of five power plants having a capacity of 1,301 MW.
Financed by Export Credit Agency, the Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited will execute the $613 million project.
