Structure, Growth and Associated Problems in Bangladesh Power Sector: A glance into the Pre�reform period

GADDE OMPRASAD

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Structure, Growth and Associated Problems in Bangladesh Power Sector: A glance into the Pre�reform period

Gadde Omprasad

Abstract :

 Power sector in Bangladesh has a long history. It started with a small production in private ownership and increased to a large extent. Bangladesh come under the segment of developing country and started power sector reforms in 1991. In Bangladesh the electric power supply system suffers from operational and managerial deficiencies which are reflected in very high and increasing system losses at the generation level. This is because of the obsolete generating stations and bad maintenance. In the pre– reform period the transmission and distribution (T&D) losses in the power sector were proportionately higher in terms of total power generation. This was due to the inadequate investment in the sector vis–à–vis increasing load on transmission and distribution entities, which resulted in over loading. The paper attempts to provide over view of the power sector development and related problems in the country