The government has taken initiatives to bring 31 upazilas under 100 per cent electricity coverage from Thursday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate two power plants, 11 grid sub-stations, six new transmission lines and electrification projects for ensuring cent per cent power in 31 upazilas on Thursday morning.
She will join the opening ceremony through a videoconference, Director (Public Relations) of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Saiful Hasan Chowdhury said on Tuesday, reports BSS.
He said that the Prime Minister will also launch 11 grid sub-stations and six new transmission lines from the same programme.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, MP, will join the function from his ministry office.
The 31 upazilas which are coming under cent percent power coverage are: Nabinagar, Sarail and Ashuganj in Brahmanbaria district, Faridganj and Kachua in Chandpur, Barura and Muradnagar in Cumilla, Bhanga and Boalmari in Faridpur district, Sadullapur in Gaibandha district, Jhenaidah Sadar in Jhenaidah district, Manikganj Sadar, Daulatpur, Singair and Shibalaya in Manikganj district, Rajnagar in Molvibazar district, Manda, Dhamoirhat and Sapahar in Naogaon district, Domar in Nilphamari district, Begumganj in Noakhali district, Mirzaganj in Patuakhali district, Rajbari sadar, Pangsha and Baliakandi in Rajbari district, Baghmara in Rajshahi district, Satkhira Sadar in Satkhira district, Zakiganj and Osmaninagar in Sylhet district, Raypura in Narsingdi district and Kalkini in Madaripur district.
Senior Public Relations Officer of the ministry Mir Aslam Uddin said the Prime Minister earlier inaugurated 257 upazilas and with the inauguration of 31 upazilas, a total of 288 upazilas will come under cent per cent electricity coverage.
As many as 97 per cent people have been brought under electricity coverage as the country has now a capacity of producing 23,548MW electricity, he added.
