The current government has achieved marvellous success in augmenting the power generation capacity to make our country self-dependent in electricity supply and help reach power in every corner of the country.
After the independence the power generation capacity of Bangladesh was only 547 MW in 1971, which now exceeds 25,000 MW. The country has undergone revolutionary changes in the power sector during the last 50 years. Bangladesh has now transformed from a power-starved country into a power-surplus one. The government is now working to reach a target of the capacity to 60,000MW by 2041.
According to the power division, apart from boosting economic growth, increased power coverage has improved the lives of people in remote villages and created new income-generating opportunities for people. As a result of electrification, Bangladesh has already evolved from a least developed country to a developing country.
The government should approve various energy efficiency
programmes
for the future of country’s
energy security
The government is implementing various mega projects in power generation by giving utmost importance and priority to the development of the power sector. In view of energy security, gas import based power plants are being set up for energy diversification as well as import of power including construction of coal, LNG, liquefied energy, dual-fuel, nuclear power and renewable energy based power plants.
If private investment increases then healthy competition should also be raised among the power generators which will lead to economic welfare and also improvement in the quality of service.
The government should approve various energy efficiency programmes for the future of country’s energy security.
Therefore, it is time to implement the transition process of shifting to renewable energy source from coal-based power plants, which will not only profit our environment but also will create numerous jobs, especially in the rural areas.
