Govt to set up 7 power stations in N-region

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RAJSHAHI, Nov 4 (BSS): The present government has started setting up of seven power plants in six northern districts under Rajshahi division aimed at minimising the power shortage.
Chief Engineer of Northern Distribution Division under Power Development Board (PDB) Latifur Rahman told the news agency Wednesday that tender documents were already received and evaluation works of those are progressing.
He said that additional 370 megawatts of power would be added to the national grid on successful completion of the construction works, which would help fulfilling power demands in the 16 northern districts at a larger-scale.
Of the total seven, he said four stations would be established with the government's own expenditures while the three others will be on rental basis.
Engineer Rahman expressed the hope that the stations would go on generation by March 2011. He said the rental stations are 50- megawatt each at Thakurgaon, Syedpur under Nilphamari and at Katakhali in Rajshahi.