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Dhaka has decided to approve a technical report on allowing India to lay power transmission line its two north-eastern provinces to Pashchim Banga through Bangladesh in exchange for some of the power.
The transmission line will transport hydro-electricity produced in India’s Arunachal province to Pashchim Banga and in exchange, Bangladesh wants a share on the electricity at the Barapukuria substation, officials said.
The prime minister’s energy adviser Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury at a meeting on Thursday asked power division officials to approve a report prepared by a joint-technical team, which includes six power officials of Bangladesh and India, a power division official told New Age.
Three members of the Bangladesh side in the technical team at the meeting explained the primary findings of the report.
Tawfiq, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources, Md Enamul Huq, and other power sector officials attended.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on August 6 gave her consent in principle to carry to power transmission trade between Bangladesh and India in accordance with the draft report the technical committee.
Hasina is also the minister for power, energy and mineral resources.
‘Now the report will be discussed in the next joint steering committee meeting,’ a power division official said. The committee explored three options for the trans-border power trade.
The joint steering committee is headed by the power secretaries of Bangladesh and India.
The report suggested the establishment of a 765kV double-circuit transmission line connecting four substations at Bongaigaon in Assam, Jamalpur and Barapukuria in Bangladesh and Purnia in Pashchim Banga.
The report also studied the potential of the establishment of a multi-terminal bi-pole transmission line connecting four substations at Rangia or Rowta in Assam, Jamalpur and Barapukuria in Bangladesh and a suitable substation in Pashchim Banga.
But the Bongaigaon-Prunia transmission line via Bangladesh would need to traverse a shorter distance and face fewer natural obstacles, a power division official said.
The technical committee halted the third option of establishment of a 400kV transmission line from Silchar of Assam connecting Meghnaghat or Bhulta and Bheramara in Bangladesh to transport the electricity to Bahrampur in Pashchim Banga.
‘Bangladesh is not considering the option right now as India is not installing any big power plants in the area,’ a power division report said.
Bangladesh hopes to import 500MW of power from India’s western region from October this year through a 400kV transmission line between Bheramara of Kushtia in Bangladesh and Bahrampur in Pashchim Banga.


Dhaka opens power corridor to New Delhi


This news is old. But this issue is being discussed a lot now. Is it logical to allow India power corridor while they are not caring us at all? (LBA & TEESTA)
 
Dhaka has decided to approve a technical report on allowing India to lay power transmission line its two north-eastern provinces to Pashchim Banga through Bangladesh in exchange for some of the power.
The transmission line will transport hydro-electricity produced in India’s Arunachal province to Pashchim Banga and in exchange, Bangladesh wants a share on the electricity at the Barapukuria substation, officials said.
The prime minister’s energy adviser Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury at a meeting on Thursday asked power division officials to approve a report prepared by a joint-technical team, which includes six power officials of Bangladesh and India, a power division official told New Age.
Three members of the Bangladesh side in the technical team at the meeting explained the primary findings of the report.
Tawfiq, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources, Md Enamul Huq, and other power sector officials attended.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on August 6 gave her consent in principle to carry to power transmission trade between Bangladesh and India in accordance with the draft report the technical committee.
Hasina is also the minister for power, energy and mineral resources.
‘Now the report will be discussed in the next joint steering committee meeting,’ a power division official said. The committee explored three options for the trans-border power trade.
The joint steering committee is headed by the power secretaries of Bangladesh and India.
The report suggested the establishment of a 765kV double-circuit transmission line connecting four substations at Bongaigaon in Assam, Jamalpur and Barapukuria in Bangladesh and Purnia in Pashchim Banga.
The report also studied the potential of the establishment of a multi-terminal bi-pole transmission line connecting four substations at Rangia or Rowta in Assam, Jamalpur and Barapukuria in Bangladesh and a suitable substation in Pashchim Banga.
But the Bongaigaon-Prunia transmission line via Bangladesh would need to traverse a shorter distance and face fewer natural obstacles, a power division official said.
The technical committee halted the third option of establishment of a 400kV transmission line from Silchar of Assam connecting Meghnaghat or Bhulta and Bheramara in Bangladesh to transport the electricity to Bahrampur in Pashchim Banga.
‘Bangladesh is not considering the option right now as India is not installing any big power plants in the area,’ a power division report said.
Bangladesh hopes to import 500MW of power from India’s western region from October this year through a 400kV transmission line between Bheramara of Kushtia in Bangladesh and Bahrampur in Pashchim Banga.


Dhaka opens power corridor to New Delhi


This news is old. But this issue is being discussed a lot now. Is it logical to allow India power corridor while they are not caring us at all? (LBA & TEESTA)

they got it, they transformed equipment and they have not yet keep the promise of giving electricity LOL
 
BD is India's true bondhu :cheers:. We should work out some power sharing arrangement.
 
This is gainful agreement for Bangladesh and India
 
they got it, they transformed equipment and they have not yet keep the promise of giving electricity LOL

It is not talking about that. It is talking about to allow new transmission line through Bangladesh to transfer power from Northeast states to West Bengal
 
what promise? the transmission line is in place already?

it was suppose to supply electricity from the beginning this month but it is not approved finally by GOI and lots of work need to finish to give electricity to bangladesh, no progress
 
it was suppose to supply electricity from the beginning this month but it is not approved finally by GOI and lots of work need to finish to give electricity to bangladesh, no progress

Patience, BD doesn't move on our demands very quickly either AND this proposal can only go through once it is reviewed by your own technocrats, politicos and panels as the article mentions. So yes it will take time.
 
it was suppose to supply electricity from the beginning this month but it is not approved finally by GOI and lots of work need to finish to give electricity to bangladesh, no progress

how will it happen without drawing transmission line via bd... has the work started?
 
how will it happen without drawing transmission line via bd... has the work started?

bro you did not get it :P we gave you transit to transfer your equipments for power plant in return we are suppose to get some electricity.
 
read my post again, we kept promise (you got transit) but you did not keep it

In such transactions there should be deals and no promises. So some deal on paper was there?

Though you must know how to get electricity from lines going through your area. "Kunda" trick shall do. :D

bro you did not get it :P we gave you transit to transfer your equipments for power plant in return we are suppose to get some electricity.

Are you crazy?? Read it again.
 

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