Mentioning that electricity is the most essential element for the country's overall development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently said her government would light up every house by boosting the power generation.
“It's our goal to light up every house through increased generation of electricity,” she said while inaugurating six power plants with the total power generation capacity of 1,062 megawatts and nine new grid sub-stations through videoconferencing from the Gono Bhaban.
The PM also opened power supply to Sandwip upazila in Chattogram through submarine cable, and complete electricity coverage in 12 upazilas of different districts.
She said the electricity demand went up with the improvement of socio-economic status and lifestyle of people. “So, we're also increasing the power generation capacity, keeping consistency with the growing demand.”
Around 93 percent people are now getting electricity in the country, Hasina said.
