The technical evaluation committee of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has recommended raising power tariff to the bulk level by Tk0.54 per unit instead of Tk0.87 proposed by the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB). The PDB in its proposal said it purchases power from rental and IPP power plants, Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB) Ltd, Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL), Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd (APSCL) and North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL). It sells power to its bulk consumers – Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC), Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco), Rural Electrification Board (REB), West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL), North West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (NWZPDC) and to its retail consumers in its own distribution regions – at the price fixed by the BERC. Prof Shamsul Alam, energy adviser of the Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB), at the hearing opposed the BERC move to raise power tariff. Meantime, the BERC will conduct a public hearing today on the proposal made by the PDB to increase tariff at retail level.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 25, 2017 19:52 UTC