Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the parliament yesterday that quick rental power plants would not be necessary in the country once large power plants started functioning.
“Why is there so much talk over rental power plants? If you want, I can stop those plants today. But if I do it, what situation will be created?” the premier said while answering to a supplementary question by Awami League Lawmaker AFM Bahauddin Nasim.
Sheikh Hasina, also the leader of the House, said: “If the large power plants start functioning, quick rental power plants will not be required.”
The premier said there had been no alternative to setting up quick rental plants, as the BNP-Jamaat-led government had ruined the power sector.
“The country was overwhelmed with power crisis during the BNP-Jamaat rule. People had to spend between Tk30 and Tk35 for every unit of electricity from generators. We have improved the power situation and reduced load shedding,” Hasina said.
She also slammed a section of her critics for scrutinising the government while sitting in air-conditioned rooms.
Claiming that electricity facilities reached around 62%-64% citizens, Hasina said: “We want to raise the percentage to 100.”
Responding to a different query, the premier said the law enforcement agencies would increase their vigilance for the next phases of the upazila parishad elections.
Hasina also urged people to boycott the candidates linked with militancy and violence.
