Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Dhaka seeks Delhi’s consent - Power Transit from Bhutan, Nepal

Bangladesh has wanted India’s support for that import associated with electricity coming from Nepal and Bhutan traversing over Native indian territory, since the country should go hungry with regard to electricity to satisfy an ever-growing need.

An official involved said any high-powered delegation, led through additional assistant Md Mofezzal Hossain, wanted the neighbour’s aid at a conference of the Indo-Bangladesh combined working party held Mon in Brand new Delhi.

Bangladesh is now discussing with Bhutan and also Nepal electricity importance by starting joint-venture hydropower jobs in the 2 Himalayan countries, the state said, incorporating that Bangladesh experienced already mentioned the issue associated with importing electrical power from the 2 countries with Saarc summit.

Speaking on the a few electricity transfer, power section secretary Maryland Abul Kalam Azad said they are going to also seek out India’s help in a secretary-level meeting, planned for these days (Tuesday), to be able to import electrical energy from Nepal as well as Bhutan.

“Bangladesh has established a goal of posting 3500 megawatts associated with electricity through India, Nepal as well as Bhutan by The year 2030 through local grid online connectivity,” he additional.

At the achieving in Fresh Delhi, the delegation furthermore proposed introducing joint-venture power tasks in east states associated with India.

About January Twenty nine this year, Bangladesh Energy Development Table and the Countrywide Thermal Utility company of Of india signed any joint- venture arrangement to install the 1320MW coal-fired power place in Khulna.

The actual working-group meeting furthermore discussed the particular draft of your power- purchase contract (PPA) on a joint-venture energy plant within Khulna and importance of 250MW electrical energy from the adjoining country.

Bangladesh as well as India will likely sign a primary pact on the PPA.

In addition to, Bangladesh sought co-operation of Indian for adding 100MW electricity through Tripura.

During Pm Sheikh Hasina’s visit within September this past year, Tripura Chief Reverend Manik Sarkar had certain Bangladesh of supplying 100MW electricity in the north-eastern state.
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