He said discussions are underway to finalise the 765 KV power transmission line from Assam to the eastern part of India through Bangladesh (Bornagar-Parbatipur-Katihar) through which a portion of the power will be supplied to Bangladesh. Shringla said India “fully supports” government of Bangladesh’s vision of ‘Power for All by 2021’ and is partnering with Bangladesh in the power and energy sectors. Since 2013, India has been supplying 500MW of power from the Bheramara- Bherampur inter-connection. Agreements worth nearly $10 billion of Indian investment, mainly in the power and energy sectors of Bangladesh, were also signed during the visit. India and Bangladesh have already signed MoUs for trilateral cooperation in the power sector with countries like Bhutan and Nepal.

Source: bd News24 October 26, 2017 12:22 UTC