The government has shifted its focus from power generation to transmission and distribution as the sector is struggling with overcapacity even though consumers are yet to receive a credible supply of electricity. Because of the overcapacity, the country has to fork out a hefty amount to meet the cost of unutilised electricity. This prompted the government to allocate funds in
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar
Entrepreneurs skeptical about operation of factories on time
Staff Correspondent
30th May, 2021 01:28:21
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN), one of the government-owned economic zones in the country, is being developed on 30,000 acres of land in three upazilas of Chattogram and Feni. The government is optimistic about the employment of 1.5 million people there in the next 15 years.
Large scale industries are being set up with the investment of more than a hundred industrial groups. Although several factories have reached the stage of production this year, power shortage has appeared as the main impediment.
Even though the demand for electricity in those factories is 230 KV, the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB), which is in charge of supplying electricity in the area, has a capacity of 132 KV and 33 KV. These industries are cent per cent ready to go into production but there is a fear that production will be dela
Fifty-two per cent of electricity consumers in Bangladesh apply for the connection through middlemen instead of going to the distribution offices directly, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company, an advisory body of the government under the Economic Relations Division at the finance ministry. The draft report of
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ECNEC okays Tk 31bn project for rural electrification
4th May, 2021 09:37:45
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Taka 3,076.22 crore (Tk 30.76 billion) project to enhance the capacity and ensure modernization of distribution network of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB), which is expected to benefit and ensure uninterrupted power supply to some 34.30 lakh consumers in Khulna Division.
The approval came from the 24th meeting of the ECNEC in the current fiscal year (FY21) held with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The Premier chaired the meeting virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence, reports BSS.