The government is planning to undertake four projects – with an estimated cost of Tk4,842 crore – to install 29,000km of new electricity distribution lines, including 96 new sub-station and 210 switching station in four divisions.
“We have sent the proposal through the Power Division seeking the approval of Ecnec [Executive Committee of the National Economic Council],” said Rural Electrification Board (REB) Chairman Brig Gen Moin Uddin.
Expressing hopes that the proposal will be placed before Ecnec on July 1, he said: “After the completion of the projects, we will be able to provide electricity to 11.5 lakh new consumers.” If passed, the projects is expected to be implemented by June 2018.
The four projects are: rural electrification expansion in Dhaka with 10,000km distribution lines including 35 sub-stations for Tk1,645 crore; in Rajshahi and Rangpur with 8,500km line including 30 sub-stations for Tk1,385 crore; in Chittagong and Sylhet with 10,500km line including 31 sub-stations for Tk1,687 crore, and 210 switching stations for Tk125 crore.
Moin said 11 ongoing REB were estimated to end by 2018.
