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Introduction
History
In 1959 East Pakistan Water and Development Authority (EPWAPDA) was established to look after
generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity through the East Pakistan. After the
independence of Bangladesh in 1972 Bangladesh Power Development Board was created to look after
the same function. The Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA) was promulgated by the President in
1990.
Present Situation
A power Development Board (PDB) official said with the upcoming election in mind, the govt. planned to
generate about 2,000MW additional electricity by April 2018. Power generation capacity has more than
tripled from 4,942MW in 2009 to 13,621 currently.
Demand for electricity in Bangladesh is projected to reach 34,000MW by 2030 and the Govt. of
Bangladesh has plans to increase power generation beyond expected demand to help propel growth in
the export-oriented economy and to meet the demands of a growing middle class. Generation capacity
is 13,179 as of February 2017, shortfall exit due to poor distribution infrastructure and a mismatch
between the types of energy plants and fuel mix available Private power production units are
approaching half of total installed capacity.
Customers
The total consumers of power in our country are 12.5 Million. But the current capacity is 13,621MW.
40% of the populations are deprived of Electricity and approximately there is 1600 MW of power
generation.
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Power and Energy Industry in Bangladesh
Description
Major players
Market Share
54% of the power is generated by government, 41% comes from private sector and the remaining 5%
are imported from India
Market Potential
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Power and Energy Industry in Bangladesh
Weaknesses
Decreasing supply of Natural Gas
Capital Intensive Industry
Energy infrastructure
Lack of necessary maintenance and rehabilitation of old power plants
Dependency on single energy (gas) and entity for electricity generation
Participation of private sector
Bangladesh plans to reduce dependence on natural gas and move towards coal with plans to generate
50 percent of total electricity using coal-based power plants by 2030. Other solutions include importing
electricity from neighboring countries, importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), and expanding use of
renewable resources, including solar and wind.
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Power and Energy Industry in Bangladesh
References
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/electricity_sector_in_Banladesh
www.powercell.gov.bd
www.dpdb.gov.bd
www.desco.org.bd
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