ADB for big IPP plants to mitigate power crisis
Unb, Dhaka
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Hua Du yesterday stressed the need for setting up big plants of Independent Power Producer (IPP) to mitigate the power crisis in Bangladesh."You definitely need big IPP plants,” she told newsmen after meeting with Finance Advisor Mirza Azizul Islam at his secretariat office. About the small IPP plants, the ADB country chief said before setting up small IPP plants "you must take into account the site, economic viability and how far it is from the grid." Hua Du observed that the production cost and selling price of power have wide gap even after power price hike. She lauded the government measures during the last couple of months and said those are very encouraging in the power sector. About issues of her discussions with the finance adviser, she said they discussed ADB's support in implementing development programmes in power sector and good governance.
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