The Awami League-led Grand Alliance government, at first glance, seems to have obtained full marks in addressing the country’s power crisis within a short time. But is the picture actually that rosy? First, the successes. It is a fact that in 2009, the government had faced a shortfall of 2,500 MW of electricity and 800 ... Read more
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Govt decided to allow more fuel oil-run power plants
Ignoring financial crisis and widespread criticism against power generation using fuel-oil, the government had decided to allow installation of more power plants fired by diesel or furnace oil. The decision would further hit the consumers. The government already increased the price of electricity five times since February 2011 due to soaring cost of generation using ... Read more