The country barely met one-third of its electricity generation target this year, according to an official document of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). According to available statistics, the country’s installed capacity was 19,630 MW on January 1, 2020, while it reached 20,595 MW on December 28 the same year. Last year, the country’s installed capacity increased to 19,630 MW from 17,685 MW. The units that increased the installed generation capacity in 2020 are 225 MW combined cycle plant in Sylhet, 100 MW Unit-2 of Julda Acorn power (private) plant, 622 MW Unit-1 of Payra Coal-fired Bangladesh-China (Joint Venture) Power Plant, 104 MW Meghnaghat Orion Power (private) Plant, 50 MW Sutiyakhali-Mymensingh Solar (private) Power Plant, and 162 MW Manikganj (private) power plant. Officials of the Power Division, however, want to go slow with the existing power generation plan as the country’s electricity demands have not increased to match with generation growth.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 30, 2020 06:33 UTC