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2.3 Development Plan
The Government has prepared the Power System Master Plan to realize its vision for the
Bangladesh power sector. According to the plan, installed capacity will rise to 16,643 MW by the
year 2020. In this period transmission and distribution line will reach 12,000 km and 4,77,558 km
respectively. The development plan of the Government up to the year 2020 is stated below:
Table: Plan of Power Sector Development
Sl. No.
Items
FY 2009
(Actual)
FY 2013 FY 2020
1. Installed Capacity, MW 5,719 8,865 16,643
2. Maximum Demand, MW 4,162 8,364 13,993
3. Net Generation, MkWh 26,416 33,000 72,222
4. Transmission Line, ckt. km 8,329 9,553 12,000
5. Grid Substation Capacity, MVA
(a) 230 KV
(b) 132 KV
6,625
9,567
12,910
13,990
19,075
27,367
6. Distribution Line, km 2,83,494 3,30,000 4,77,558
7. Number of Consumers (million) 11.25 140.00 207.67
8. Number of Village Electrified 51,136 56,000 80,000
9. Per Capita Generation, kWh 182 218 450
10. Access to Electricity 47% 60% 90%
2.4 Power Generation Program
The Government has prepared Power System Master Plan (updated in 2006) to realize the goals.
According to the reference forecast of Power System Master Plan, 2006 the maximum demand in
2010, 2012 and 2015 would be about 6608, 7732 and 9786 MW respectively. The demand is
expected to be 13,993 MW in 2020 and 14,924 MW in 2021. To meet the demand with
reasonable reliability, installed capacity will be increased to 16,643 MW and 17,455 MW by the
year 2020 and 2021, respectively. In this period, transmission and distribution lines will also be
increased to 12,500 km and 4,87,558 km, respectively. To meet this demand of electricity, short,
mid and long term generation, distribution and transmission lines expansion projects are in
various stages of implementation. According to the existing generation expansion program, a total
of 3,547 MW of new generation will be added to the national grid by FY 2014. Moreover, 3300
MW of newly initiated generation plants will be implemented by FY 2014.
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