The project involves constructing two substations, one of 132/33 KV (kilovolt) and another 33/11 KV.
Substations are bulk delivery points that receive electric energy generated at a central power station for distribution to consumers.
The project started in 2013, estimating the cost to be Tk 1,850 crore and the completion deadline of 2017.
Now, five revisions past, it is set to cost Tk 2,479 crore and be completed coming June.
The latest revision got the nod of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday.
The in-house feasibility study was carried out by the project implementing agency, the DPDC, said the planning ministry in the revision proposal.
Power distribution in Dhaka to be fully automated: Nasrul Hamid
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid. File Photo UNB, Dhaka UNB, Dhaka
A move is underway to make the power distribution system in Dhaka city fully automated to better address the complaints of consumers, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today. Once all the consumers get the pre-paid metres, they ll have no more complaints, the state minister said while addressing a webinar.
Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB) organised the online seminar titled: Uninterrupted and Reliable Underground Electricity Supply in Dhaka .
Ongoing projects will ensure uninterrupted power supply: Nasrul
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DHAKA, March 13, 2021 (BSS) – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said after implementation of the ongoing projects of modernisation of distribution companies will ensure uninterrupted power supply to the consumers.
“Bangladesh’s distribution system is being upgraded like the distribution system of the developed nations. The main goal of the projects will be raising customer service,” he told as the chief guest at a webinar.
Forum for Energy Reporters, Bangladesh (FERB) organised the webinar on ‘Underground cabling to ensure uninterrupted power supply’ in the capital with its chairman Arun Karmakar in the chair. Executive director of FERB Shamim Jahangir moderated the programme, while power secretary Md Habibur Rahman spoke as the special guest.
State-owned West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL) is targeting to manufacture prepaid smart electric meters locally to meet the demand for 35 million units of smart meters.
WZPDCL’s manufacturing plant Bangladesh Smart Electrical Co Ltd (BSECO) currently produces around 5,000 meters per day. After the launching of the manufacturing unit jointly with Chinese firm Hexing Electrical Co Ltd the cost of prepaid has come down by nearly 50 per cent.
In an interview with the Daily Sun business editor, WZPDCL Managing Director Engr Md Shafique Uddin shared the latest activities of WZPDCL and its plan to expand and improve its services.
WZPDCL to boost prepaid meter production to cut import dependency
Around 50pc cost cut possible with local manufacturing: WZPDCL MD Shafique Uddin
Shamim Jahangir
14th February, 2021 11:59:46
State-owned West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL) is targeting to manufacture prepaid smart electric meters locally to meet the demand for 35 million units of smart meters.
WZPDCL’s manufacturing plant Bangladesh Smart Electrical Co Ltd (BSECO) currently produces around 5,000 meters per day. After the launching of the manufacturing unit jointly with Chinese firm Hexing Electrical Co Ltd the cost of prepaid has come down by nearly 50 per cent.
In an interview with the Daily Sun business editor, WZPDCL Managing Director Engr Md Shafique Uddin shared the latest activities of WZPDCL and its plan to expand and improve its services.