West Zone Power Co. implementing Tk 4000 crore projects
Four major projects involving over Tk 4000 crore are being implemented in the country’s south-western part to give the power consumers a relief from load shedding and other power supply interruptions.
The projects are strengthening power distribution (Tk 832 crore), up-gradation and expansion of power distribution (Tk 1249 crore), expansion and augmentation of power distribution (Tk 1260 crore) and installation of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system (Tk 870 crore).
West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (West Zone Power Company) has been implementing the projects in its command areas of 22 districts located in the country’s south-western part with a target to ensure an uninterrupted and quality power supply to its over 1.1 million consumers.
The districts are: Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Narail, Jessore, Jhenida, Magura, Kushtia, Meherpur and Chuadanga in Khulna Division, Faridpur, Rajbari, Dhaka, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Gopalganj in Dhaka Division and Barisal, Jhalkathi, Patuakhali, Barguna, Bhola and Pirojpur in Barisal Division.
“Our prime target is to improve the quality of power supply and ensure an uninterrupted power distribution by 2021,” said Engineer Md. Shafique Uddin, managing director of the West Zone Power Distribution Company.
In an exclusive interview with UNB, he gave a brief description of the projects with their goals and implementation timeline.
This story is from the March 9, 2018 edition of Dhaka Courier.
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