In the past 12 year, 81 new plants have been set up in the country.

The total production capacity of 6865 MW. BNP-Jamaat alliance government, to 2006 from 2004 to 750 MW of electricity. Sunday morning, his hunk of the Parliament's response to a written question of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Nasrul Hamid told reporters at parliament. According to the minister, over the past 12 year, 81 plants have been set up in the power sector. These include: 2004 MW on September 3 Shiddhirganj of 10,  reducing 105 MW, 2006 MW and 50 on January 31 Barapukuria coal, on 16 December of the same year, Summit Power (REB) and the 105 MW capacity of 10 MW on June 27 MW is to generate electricity.