As the countrymen keep facing regular power cuts, the prime minister’s adviser for power, energy and mineral resources has expressed his hope that the situation will disappear until supply from the plant in Rampal and another being built in India by a subsidiary of Adani Group begins.
Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said the government had earlier said it would overcome the situation by October because it had thought the Russia-Ukraine war would end before winter and fuel prices would ease.
Talking to reporters after an event in Dhaka on Saturday, Tawfiq called for patience to tackle the situation, describing it as “uncertain” and claiming it takes time to repair the lines after a grid failure.
“If the global crisis lessens and fuel prices fall, everything will be alright. Otherwise, our suffering will continue,” he said.
Asked if the government had a plan B to tackle such a crisis despite its achievements in the power sector, the prime minister's adviser said: “We’ve built the coal-based power station in Rampal as an alternative despite objections
.”“But the supply from the plant has been delayed. We expect power from Rampal by December.”
“And once the import of electricity from the station in India’s Jharkhand begins, alongside supply from Rampal, the crisis will end.”
The two projects will add nearly 3,000 MW of electricity to the national grid of Bangladesh.
