ECNEC approves Tk 130 billion project for uninterrupted power supply

The ECNEC in a meeting on Tuesday, led by Executive Sheik Hasina, cleared the venture called 'Control Lattice Organize Fortifying Task under PGCB'.

Arranging Pastor AHM Mostafa Kamal later told columnists that the venture will try to reinforce the power appropriation framework in the nation.

"We hope to accomplish a power era focus of 24,000 MW by 2021. For consistent circulation of so much extra power created, we need to reinforce our between associated system of transmission lines," Kamal said.

The legislature will activate Tk 37.29 billion from its own assets for the Tk 137.03 billion venture. The Power Lattice Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) will prepare Tk 2.66 billion.

China will put in the rest of the Tk 97.08 billion for the venture, the arranging clergyman said. He said 78 percent of the nation has as of now got power scope.

By 2021, the administration expects to achieve power to all in Bangladesh.

"In any case, we ought to have the capacity to guarantee control scope for the whole country by 2019," the priest said.