Energy

17-19 November National Power Week-2016

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the ‘National Power Week-2016’ dated 17-19 November along with the celebration program as the country’s electricity generation capacity touches a new milestone of 15,000 MW. Various programs are organized already accounting the coming celebration program. Countrywide debate competition has already initialized among the school going students. Power Cell director general Mohammad Hossain said to Energy Bangla that, 150 MW more electricity is about to be added to the national grid within this month, which will raise the total capacity to 15 thousand and 131 MW. According to him, 76 percent of this country is now under electricity coverage.