In Bangladesh, the power generation capacity increased to 30,277 megawatts in 2023-24 from 4,942 MW in 2009, said Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in his budget speech.
Amid talks of Nepal-Bangladesh dedicated transmission line passing through the Siliguri corridor in India, the secretary level meeting between energy officials of both countries has agreed to use the existing setup of Indian transmission lines to trade power in the short run.
IT is indeed heartening to see 1500 MW of electricity being added in the next three months to the country's power-starved national grid, as we hope that the newest addition will give the much-needed impetus to the country's economic growth.
A grid failure at Haripur in Narayanganj resulted in shut down of a number of power plants in the country leaving many areas in the capital including parliament and Bangabhaban without power for up to an hour.
In Bangladesh, the power generation capacity increased to 30,277 megawatts in 2023-24 from 4,942 MW in 2009, said Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in his budget speech.
Amid talks of Nepal-Bangladesh dedicated transmission line passing through the Siliguri corridor in India, the secretary level meeting between energy officials of both countries has agreed to use the existing setup of Indian transmission lines to trade power in the short run.
IT is indeed heartening to see 1500 MW of electricity being added in the next three months to the country's power-starved national grid, as we hope that the newest addition will give the much-needed impetus to the country's economic growth.
A grid failure at Haripur in Narayanganj resulted in shut down of a number of power plants in the country leaving many areas in the capital including parliament and Bangabhaban without power for up to an hour.
