Govt to import 2,000MW power from India
BSS
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said the government would import 2,000 MW electricity from India in future, reports BSS. Currently we are importing 600MW power from India and has a plan to increase the figure to 2,000MW in the coming years, he said while addressing a workshop on Power Market Development in India: Key Lessons Learnt as the chief guest at Mukti Hall of Bidyut Bhaban.
Chaired by power division secretary Monowar Islam, the workshop was also addressed, among others, by M Abul Kalam Azad, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr Jyoti Parikh, Executive Director, IRADe (International Research and Action for Development)and Dr Karl Wurster, Deputy Director, Economic Growth Office, USAID, Bangladesh. Director General of Power Cell under Power Division Mohammad Hossain delivered welcome speech, while V K Kharbanda, Project Director, SARI/EI, IRADe gave vote of thanks.
Nasrul Hamid said this workshop would help the government learn about Indian power market and its activities as Bangladesh had prepared a five-year plan in the power sector. We have a target to reach the generation capacity to 24,000 MW by 2021 and 50 percent power would come from coal and the rest would come from other sources, he said and launched a report on electricity policies/ regulations/laws of SAC to promote CBET.
