Power inter-connector cuts system loss
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
SIRAJGANJ, Dec 15 (bdnews24.com): Implementation of Ashuganj-Sirajganj Inter-connector Project has yielded a savings of Tk 220 million in five months, which would otherwise be lost to 'system loss'.
Besides, the project has helped strike a balance in the power supply situation in the northern and western grids, minimising loadshedding and voltage fluctuation.
Engineer Mozammel Hossain, director, Power and Grid Company of Bangladesh told journalists Tuesday while taking a tour of the project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADP) and the Bangladesh government.
He said that people in general, especially the farmers of northern and western regions were reaping the benefits of the 'Second East-West Power Inter-connector Project'.
The project's implementation was initiated in fiscal 2004-05 to facilitate power supply from the eastern zone to the north and west of Bangladesh, which was completed in FY 2007-2008.
Power supply through the inter-connector began in February 2009.
The estimated cost of the project was Tk 3.61 billion, but it was completed spending only Tk 3.36 billion, of which the government's share was Tk 1.19 billion and the ADB bore the rest.
The project director said, the project's initial power handling capacity of 44 MW was lifted to 1100 MW in its second stage, which reduced system loss from 3.53 per cent to 3.23 per cent or 75 million kw hour of power worth Tk 220 million.
Besides, the project has helped strike a balance in the power supply situation in the northern and western grids, minimising loadshedding and voltage fluctuation.
Engineer Mozammel Hossain, director, Power and Grid Company of Bangladesh told journalists Tuesday while taking a tour of the project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADP) and the Bangladesh government.
He said that people in general, especially the farmers of northern and western regions were reaping the benefits of the 'Second East-West Power Inter-connector Project'.
The project's implementation was initiated in fiscal 2004-05 to facilitate power supply from the eastern zone to the north and west of Bangladesh, which was completed in FY 2007-2008.
Power supply through the inter-connector began in February 2009.
The estimated cost of the project was Tk 3.61 billion, but it was completed spending only Tk 3.36 billion, of which the government's share was Tk 1.19 billion and the ADB bore the rest.
The project director said, the project's initial power handling capacity of 44 MW was lifted to 1100 MW in its second stage, which reduced system loss from 3.53 per cent to 3.23 per cent or 75 million kw hour of power worth Tk 220 million.