The New Nation - Internet Edition

Shamim Jahangir

A total of 1164.2 MW of electricity will be added to the national grid in the next six months with the installation of 17 power plants in the private sector and two in the public sector, sources in the Power Ministry said.

Of the electricity generation, a total of 268MW power will come from small independent power plant (SIPP), 516.2 MW from rental power plant (RPP) and 380 MW from the public sector power plants.

A total of 168.5 MW of electricity will be added within the current month from Ullapara Power Plant, Hobiganj Power Plant, Feni power plant, Shahjibazar power plant, Kumargonj power plant and Bhola power plant.

In February, five power plants at Maona, Mohipal, Borobkunda, Bogra and Fenchugonj will add 131 MW of electricity.

Besides, the power plants at Rupganj, Jangalia , Fenchuganj, Ashuganj, Bogra and Siddhirganj will add a total of 287.7 MW of power by March next.

A total of 155MW of electricity will be added to the national grid from Siddhirganj Unit-2 and Shikalbaha power plants in May and June this year, Power Division Secretary M Fouzul Kabir said.

"Work on these projects is now going on in full swing to be completed with the scheduled time," he said.

He further said that the government will invite pre-qualification tender through daily newspapers in a day or two to implement the two mega projects at Bibiana and Sirajgonj having a capacity 450 MW each.

The implementation of these projects will ease the power crisis across the country, he hoped.

Earlier, the Power Division Secretary M Fouzul Kabir said the next government will not face any impediment in power sector in the next one or two years as the caretaker government has already added over 1000 MW of electricity during its two-year tenure.