MEHEDI HASANAs of today, Bangladesh’s installed power generation capacity, including captive power and renewable energy, is 20,133 MWBangladesh has broken yet another power generation record by producing an unprecedented 11,534MW of power. This record power generation occurred around 7pm Monday against the forecast demand of 11,800MW during the evening peak hour, sources at the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) said. As of today, Bangladesh’s installed power generation capacity, including captive power and renewable energy, is 20,133 MW. The massive investment plan is also meant to provide uninterrupted power supply, Power Division officials said. Bangladesh signed separate deals for constructing two 3,600MW power plants on July 11 and September 7 respectively, which will be the highest capacity power plants so far in the history of the country's power sector.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 18, 2018 17:03 UTC