Govt working to generate 40% electricity from clean energy by 2041

As part of the long-term master plan for the power sector, the government has been working to implement the plan in phases to generate 40 percent electricity from clean energy by 2041.

"Plan has been taken to generate 40 percent power from the clean energy by 2041 and import about 9,000MW under the regional and sub-regional cooperation from neighbouring countries," State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said at a programme here in the capital.

He said the government also set a target of 10 percent of the total power generation from renewable energy sources by 2041.

"Bangladesh is now enjoying 100% electrification due to the visionary and prudent leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. We have reached power to all people from inaccessible hills to isolated char areas successfully," Nasrul said.

According to the ministry, the Power Division was awarded 'Digital Bangladesh Award 2022' for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to ensure efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the power sector and improve the quality of customer services.

It said that the power generation capacity reached 25,826 MW, while the country is importing 1160 MW of electricity from India.

Apart from this, visible progress has also been made in importing hydropower from Nepal and Bhutan. The government is confident of implementing the power generation plan of 40,000 MW by 2030 and 60,000 MW by 2041.

As part of the government's integrated master plan for the power and energy sector, the Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) is almost at the final stage.

The present renewable energy installed capacity rose to 950.72 MW.