‘Additional 2,000 MW power to be imported from India’

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said the government has undertaken an initiative to import additional 2,000 MW electricity from neighbouring India within the next two years, reports BSS.
“Currently we are importing 600 MW power from India and will import additional 2,000 MW in the next two years,” he said while addressing as the chief the closing ceremony of a training programme on “Green Banking for Sustainable Energy” in Sylhet.
The state minister said the government has been working relentlessly to supply electricity to the doorsteps of the common people. Power is now being reached to Patuakhali side by side with other remote areas across the country,” he said.
Nosrul said the government is increasing power generation along with importing electricity from abroad on a reasonable price. Nepal and Bhutan can generate power at a cost of Taka 2 per kilowatt hour and they are capable to export 5,000 MW.
He said that the government is working to import power from Nepal and Bhutan, who have agreed to export electricity to Bangladesh, adding, “We are thinking about bringing power from there through investment.”

Additional 2,000 MW power to be imported from India

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said the government has undertaken an initiative to import additional 2,000 MW electricity from neighbouring India within the next two years, reports BSS. Currently we are importing 600 MW power from India and will import additional 2,000 MW in the next two years, he said while addressing as the chief the closing ceremony of a training programme on Green Banking for Sustainable Energy in Sylhet. The state minister said the government has been working relentlessly to supply electricity to the doorsteps of the common people. Power is now being reached to Patuakhali side by side with other remote areas across the country, he said. Nosrul said the government is increasing power generation along with importing electricity from abroad on a reasonable price. Nepal and Bhutan can generate power at a cost of Taka 2 per kilowatt hour and they are capable to export 5,000 MW. He said that the government is working to import power from Nepal and Bhutan, who have agreed to export electricity to Bangladesh, adding, We are thinkingabout bringing power from there through investment.