In this issue

Ensuring an uninterrupted supply of quality power is the main challenge of the country’s power sector at present. Transmission and distribution companies have undertaken projects to achieve the target by 2025. About 100 projects are under implementation, and most of these are expected to be completed by then. But the policymakers think at least substantial progress would take place if not entirely implemented. However, an uninterrupted supply at the right voltage and frequency to all consumers would require integrated development and coordinated operations of all segments in the power value chain. The manual and semi-automatic operations must be replaced with automation. There must also be redundancies built into the system to manage the contingencies like climate disasters, cyclones, flash flooding, etc. Provisions should also be there for quick response in the event of disruptions. Bringing 100% population under power supply coverage has created the new challenge of ensuring quality power supply to all on a sustainable basis. Nasrul Hamid, MP, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, is optimistic about achieving this. But experts believe that it would not be possible to achieve the goal by 2025. Achieving it by 2030 will also be contingent upon all segments of the power supply chain.

However, all the ongoing efforts would fall flat unless a sustainable supply of primary fuel and an appropriate fuel mix can be ensured in the power sector.

Energy & Power Magazine Description:

Energy & Power (EP) is the first and only full-fledged fortnightly magazine that deals with the much cried over energy and power sector in Bangladesh. Since its inception in June 16, 2003, EP is working very hard to 
a) Develop public consciousness on sustainable and even development of energy sector; 
b) Assist the policy makers in assuming pragmatic policies for a balanced development of the energy sector; 
c) Continuous supply of information among public; and 
d) Develop a group of reporters in this field 

Bangladesh is an energy deficit country like other countries in the region and most of the people do not have adequate access to the energy and power. The country is completely dependent on fossil energy source; at the same time, it is one of the most inefficient energy using countries in the world. 
It lacks efficiency in planning, management, generation, distribution, load management and even at the end user level consumption. 
In spite of the above drawbacks, issues relating to utilization of renewable energy, exploring alternative use of energy, planned use of environment friendly energy are significantly undermined in Bangladesh. 
The biggest challenge of Bangladesh is to find a path for balanced growth of its energy sector. Despite its resource constraints, EP dynamically strives to provide theenergy sector with a flow of information and create public awareness; so that policymakers get guidelines and platforms for its sustainable development.

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