BSS :
Bangladesh achieved tremendous success in ensuring electricity across the country as the political commitment of Awami League (AL) government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached the electricity to 99.75% people from less than 15% in 50 years of independence. Power division officials said less than 15 percent people inherited electricity coverage after independence while it was 47 percent in 2009. After coming to the power for the second term in 2008, the AL government dreamed of electrifying every household in the country. AL’s that dream prompted them to take huge initiatives for the development of power and energy sector, covering 99.75 percent people with the electricity, the officials said.
In 2009, the power generation capacity of the country was 4,942 MW which now has increased to 25,235 MW.
The announcement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 12 years ago to ensure cent percent electricity for all people seemed to be a dream, but, the power division under its state minister Nasrul Hamid almost achieved the target. The worthy daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been able to make incredible development in the power and energy sector in the way shown by her father, taking various initiatives for power sector in last 12 years.
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman also had undertaken various initiatives to develop the country’s energy sector soon after the independence.
A historic decision by Bangabandhu had pushed the country to start a journey for ensuring energy security after Bangladesh was liberated. “August 9, 1975 was the historic day for the country as Bangabandhu purchased five gas fields from multinational oil drilling company, Shell Oil Company, paying very little,” State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told BSS on Wednesday.
