Efficient Lighting Initiative scheme to save 500-megawatt power
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved Efficient Lighting Initiative (ELI) for Bangladesh scheme aimed at saving some 500-megawatt electricity by June 2011, reports UNB.
The ELI for Bangladesh (Part-1 & Part-II) project under the Power Division will be implemented at a cost of Tk 2.79 billion, including GoB amount of only Tk 30 million. The rest of the project cost of around Tk 2.76 billion will come from the World Bank as soft loan.
The ECNEC also approved seven other projects with a cost of Tk 15.32 billion.
Of the total project costs, Tk 830 crore will come as project aid while Tk 702 crore from government exchequer.
The approval was given at a meeting of the ECNEC held in the NEC Conference Room with its alternate chairman Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair for the first time.
The Rural Electrification Board (REB) is the lead implementation agency of the ELI project while PDB, DESCO, DPDC and WZPDCL are the other implementing agencies.
Under the first part of the project (August 2009-June 2010), some 10.5 million Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) will be distributed free of cost among the PDB, DESCO, DPDC and WZPDCL residential consumers replacing their incandescent lamps, which is expected to save around 200MW power in the evening (6 pm to 10 pm).
In the 2nd part of the project (July 2010 to June 2011), some 17.5 million CFL bulbs will be distributed among the PDB, DESCO, DPDC, WZPDCL consumers, which is also expected to save around another 300MW electricity during the evening peak hours.
The ELI for Bangladesh (Part-1 & Part-II) project under the Power Division will be implemented at a cost of Tk 2.79 billion, including GoB amount of only Tk 30 million. The rest of the project cost of around Tk 2.76 billion will come from the World Bank as soft loan.
The ECNEC also approved seven other projects with a cost of Tk 15.32 billion.
Of the total project costs, Tk 830 crore will come as project aid while Tk 702 crore from government exchequer.
The approval was given at a meeting of the ECNEC held in the NEC Conference Room with its alternate chairman Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair for the first time.
The Rural Electrification Board (REB) is the lead implementation agency of the ELI project while PDB, DESCO, DPDC and WZPDCL are the other implementing agencies.
Under the first part of the project (August 2009-June 2010), some 10.5 million Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) will be distributed free of cost among the PDB, DESCO, DPDC and WZPDCL residential consumers replacing their incandescent lamps, which is expected to save around 200MW power in the evening (6 pm to 10 pm).
In the 2nd part of the project (July 2010 to June 2011), some 17.5 million CFL bulbs will be distributed among the PDB, DESCO, DPDC, WZPDCL consumers, which is also expected to save around another 300MW electricity during the evening peak hours.