Indian company to drill for gas in BoB

[Bilal9]

What's that "polli biddut" thingy in bd. Heard it helped provide electricity to the poor

Palli Bidyut Samities are Rural Electric Cooperatives formed in Bangladesh back in the mid-seventies modeled after the NRECA electricity movement in the US. The objective was to bring all villages under electricity grid by 2020. I think they largely succeeded.

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACM053.pdf

By the way - Indian Govt. never invested or supplied one red cent in *any* Bangladesh energy project.

To think they will *help* us by involving themselves in NPP or any other energy (production or extraction) project in Bangladesh is delusion of the highest order. If anything - the opposite is true.

Just my two cents.....

 

[Mage]

I already suggested this in a previous thread. It seems to be a pretty obvious answer for making up immediate shortfalls.

Hmm......

The Govt seems to be willing to invest in Nepalese power sector.

http://www.myrepublica.com/news/14791
According to Mashfee Binte Shams, the ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal, Bangladesh is ready to invest US$ 1 billion in Nepal. "Bangladesh is open to pursue every possible collaboration in the power sector, be it investment or power trade between the two countries," she said at an interaction organized by Energy Development Council (EDC), in Kathmandu, on Friday.

As the economy of Bangladesh is growing at the rate of over 7 percent, it is a power hungry country, the ambassador said, adding that the current installed capacity of Bangladesh is 15,000 MW but 'still it is not enough'.

Bangladesh has projected its electricity demand to reach 20,000 MW in 2021 and 34,000 MW in 2030, according to the envoy. The Bangladesh government has already proposed to sign an umbrella Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nepal. "Bangladesh is waiting for the positive response from the Nepal government," she added.

Shams also informed that private companies of Bangladesh are also interested in investing in Nepal's hydropower sector. "Bangladesh, with its huge electricity deficit, is actively exploring to generate electricity from wind, solar and other renewable sources," she said, adding that Bangladesh has been importing electricity from India as it has friendly relationship with New Delhi.

If Nepal has to export electricity to Bangladesh, the transmission line has to go through India, as a small section of India lies in between Nepal and Bangladesh. "India will have no problem, if Bangladesh imports electricity from Nepal," she added.

Recently, India has also said that it will have no problem, if Bangladesh imports electricity through its territory. Though, there has been cross border electricity trade -- between Nepal-India, Bhutan-India and India-Bangladesh -- the beginning of power trade with Bangladesh will materialize power trade in the South Asia region as a whole as the regional forum has been continuously discussing on regional power trade.

Well, I'm just glad that govt is focusing on that sector.

For some reason Bangladesh seem to prefer Nepal and Bhutan than India when it comes to power import. Maybe the demand in India is too high or something. Politics plays a role here too. I think, Their wouldn't be many protest against Rampal power plant if India weren't in it. Just my opinion.

 

[Nilgiri]

Hmm......

The Govt seems to be willing to invest in Nepalese power sector.



Well, I'm just glad that govt is focusing on that sector.

For some reason Bangladesh seem to prefer Nepal and Bhutan than India when it comes to power import. Maybe the demand in India is too high or something. Politics plays a role here too. I think, Their wouldn't be many protest against Rampal power plant if India weren't in it. Just my opinion.

So BD will basically buy a stake in Nepalese hydro-power generation company? I think thats a wise move, it means you will get a % of production assured, and it will scale up with time as the hydro-company also scaled up its infra etc.

Anyways this will be a key benefit of BBIN. When it gets more and more operationalised, it will create more cooperation in other sectors too.

For some reason Bangladesh seem to prefer Nepal and Bhutan than India when it comes to power import. Maybe the demand in India is too high or something. Politics plays a role here too. I think, Their wouldn't be many protest against Rampal power plant if India weren't in it. Just my opinion.

With hydropower its a lot easier to invest into given the capacity is quite assured long term and the suppliers are already exporting huge amounts to India given their markets are not so big. You are basically bidding for a piece of the capacity cake as well.

With thermal power plants in India, effecitvely you have to fund creation of new dedicated plants, in a country thats already hungry for power...so you need extra legislation to guarantee supply given the market dynamics within India itself.

It may happen at much later stage (like say in Europe)...but its still early days in BBIN, More roads need to be traversed, more confidence built etc....not just by govts but by the companies involved.