PDB implements Tk 9.64b project in Rajshahi div

RAJSHAHI, Feb 18 (BSS): Power Development Board (PDB) has been implementing a mega project to ensure a safe and dependable power supply to meet increasing demand for electricity till 2025.

PDB sources said the four and half-year project styled 'Power Distribution Management Development, Rajshahi Zone' is being implemented in Rajshahi City and 16 upazilas in eight districts under Rajshahi division.

The Tk 9.64 billion project will improve distribution system along with capacity enhancement of the distribution zone coupled with supplying power uninterruptedly, said Engineer Abdul Aziz, director of the project.

Upon its successful implementation by December 2020, the mega scheme will meet the gradually mounting power demand and reduce system loss.

It will also help reducing existing load shedding caused by the prevailing power system weakness in the zone comprising 60 upazilas covering 16,493 square-kilometer areas with around 21.7 million people.