The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

A total of 1,011 mega watts (MWs) of power will be added to the national grid by the end of this year, an official source said.

Of the total power to be added, 330 MWs will be added from the public sector and the rest 681 MWs from the private sector.

A source of the Power Development Board (PDB) said, for overcoming power shortage in the country within the shortest possible time, the government made arrangements to rent power and also initiate some short term and long term power generation projects.

The works on setting up power generation stations at both public and private initiatives are going on, it added.

The rental power stations in phases would start generating power this month, the PDB source said adding that the generation of power has already started at Bogra 20 MW rental power station.

The government undertook initiatives of setting up of three power stations under its short-term power generation scheme. These units are Khulna 40 MW power station, Kumargaon 50 MW unit and Shahjibazar 50 MW unit.