The system loss in electricity distribution and transmission has significantly brought down to 12.19 percent during the last fiscal year.
“We have successfully brought down distribution loss of the country’s whole electricity to 9.98 percent and transmission loss to 2.67 percent in 2016-17,” State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said this on Thursday while replying to a starred question from opposition bench member Selim Uddin of Sylhet-5 in the Jatiya Sangsad.
He said the electricity distribution loss was 14.33 percent and transmission was 3.06 percent in 2008-09 financial year, which was brought down to 13.49 percent and 3.08 percent in 2009-10.
The state minister informed the House that the system loss was brought down to a tolerable level due to the government’s right work plan, close monitoring and relentless endeavor of the organisations/companies concerned.
