Record power production

TDS's report of April 12 on the above subject was very good news for a power-starved country like Bangladesh. Reportedly, on April 11, the total power production was 7437 MW.

I wonder what percentage of the installed capacity did this figure represent? If it was around 70 percent, then all PDB operational personnel deserve congratulations; more so as they are running power plants that, on average, are probably around two decades old.

If this tempo is maintained, then attaining capacity of 24,000 MW by 2021, which is just five years away, could also be possible. We must make this a top priority; we must muster all avenues of alternative sources of power with the same urgency.

This will depend on the type of political governance and commitment of the political party that we will have in power in the years to come. 

A Power Consumer
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