Staff Reporter :
Although donor agencies on different occasions suggested the government to raise the power and energy tariff, the government has to think about the social and political implications of implementing such suggestions, said Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury.
“The top management of Power and Energy sector will have to consider the social and political perspectives and take decisions from a realistic point of view,” he said.
The Energy Adviser made the comment while he was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day ‘Sector Leaders’ Workshop’ at Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Friday.
Urging the participants to accelerate good team work in the Power and Energy sector through good leadership, he said the country’s 70 percent people now have access to electricity. And this has been possible due to bold and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he said.
Presided over by Power Division Secretary Monowar Islam, the function was addressed, among others, by Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, Planning Commission Member
ASM Golam Faruque, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) Chairman Tapos Kumar Roy and PDB Chairman Shahinul Islam.
The Advisor said the Prime Minister has a long vision of serving the country’s people and take it to a middle-income country by 2021. “She always thinks about the common people while taking any decision.”
On the sidelines of the workshop, Tawfiq-e-Elahi said the country has now achieved a benchmark of 13,000 MW of installed capacity of power generation. The country is now ready to generate 10,000 MW of power against a demand for 8,000 MW in the coming summer, he added.
Principal Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said the power sector has got a paradigm shift in the energy source for power generation. “Now 70 per cent power is being generated from gas which was more than 90 per cent a few years back.”
Azad urged the Power Sector officials to pay more attention to generate electricity from renewable energy. He suggested taking measures to utilise the rooftop of different government offices for installing solar panels for power generation.
He also urged the officials for taking initiatives to install pre-paid metres for power and gas consumers to ensure energy efficiency.
Although donor agencies on different occasions suggested the government to raise the power and energy tariff, the government has to think about the social and political implications of implementing such suggestions, said Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury.
“The top management of Power and Energy sector will have to consider the social and political perspectives and take decisions from a realistic point of view,” he said.
The Energy Adviser made the comment while he was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day ‘Sector Leaders’ Workshop’ at Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Friday.
Urging the participants to accelerate good team work in the Power and Energy sector through good leadership, he said the country’s 70 percent people now have access to electricity. And this has been possible due to bold and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he said.
Presided over by Power Division Secretary Monowar Islam, the function was addressed, among others, by Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, Planning Commission Member
ASM Golam Faruque, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) Chairman Tapos Kumar Roy and PDB Chairman Shahinul Islam.
The Advisor said the Prime Minister has a long vision of serving the country’s people and take it to a middle-income country by 2021. “She always thinks about the common people while taking any decision.”
On the sidelines of the workshop, Tawfiq-e-Elahi said the country has now achieved a benchmark of 13,000 MW of installed capacity of power generation. The country is now ready to generate 10,000 MW of power against a demand for 8,000 MW in the coming summer, he added.
Principal Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said the power sector has got a paradigm shift in the energy source for power generation. “Now 70 per cent power is being generated from gas which was more than 90 per cent a few years back.”
Azad urged the Power Sector officials to pay more attention to generate electricity from renewable energy. He suggested taking measures to utilise the rooftop of different government offices for installing solar panels for power generation.
He also urged the officials for taking initiatives to install pre-paid metres for power and gas consumers to ensure energy efficiency.
