State Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Nasrul Hamid said that plans have been taken to double the power distribution and transmission line by 2021.
He said that the distribution line of electricity is 4,00,000 kilometers, the line of transmission lines is 10,436 circuit kilometers and the capacity of the grid sub-station is 28,665 MVA.Thursday's National Assembly member of the party In reply to the question of Israfil Alam, the State Minister said this.The State Minister said that the government has taken measures to increase the distribution line of 4 lakh 78 thousand kilometers and the circulation line to 20 thousand 581 circuit kilometers.Nasrul Hamid said that today the total power generation capacity of the country is 15 thousand 379 MW (including captive) daily electricity demand of about 8,500 to 9 thousand 500 megawat.He said that in the fiscal year 2015-2015, the total electricity produced in the country is 50.88 percent in the residential sector, 3 percent 61 percent in the agriculture sector, 34.88 percent in the industrial sector, 9.34 percent in the commercial sector and 1 decimal 88 percent in other sectors.About 8 to 10 percent electricity demand is increasing every year, said the state minister.




