India\\\'s officials finalise plan to supply 100MW power to BD

Indian officials held a meeting in Dhaka on Friday to evolve the strategy to supply 100 MW of power from Tripura to Bangladesh. PK Sinha, India’s power ministry secretary, and Monowar Islam, Bangladesh’s power ministry secretary, led their teams in the meeting. ‘Today’s (Friday) meeting studied the various aspects of supplying 100 MW of power to Bangladesh. The meeting was held in view of the constitution of a four-member joint study committee by Bangladesh and Indian governments last month,’ an official of the Tripura State Electricity Corporation told reporters. The joint study committee was formed following the meetings of joint steering committee and joint working group on the power sector held in Dhaka on April 2-3. The official said: ‘The joint study committee would submit its detailed report to their respective governments within three months.’ Officials and engineers of Central Electricity Authority, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), North East Regional Power Committee, ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) and Tripura State Electricity Corporation were present in the meeting. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar earlier said: ‘We have already told the Indian government that Tripura is ready to supply at least 100 MW power to Bangladesh. The central government can now take necessary steps to supply power to the neighbouring country.’ He said: ‘To supply power from Tripura to Bangladesh, only a 9-km transmission line is required to be erected from (western Tripura’s bordering village) Rabindranagar to connect with that country’s electricity network,’ according to bdnews24.com.