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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources today reviewed the ministry’s activities, budgetary allocations and power generation capacity from different sources.
The first meeting of the committee of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) was held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, with committee chairman Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu in the chair.
The meeting was informed that Bangladesh has a gas-based power generation capacity of 12,022 megawatts (MW), while actual generation ranges between 4,000 MW and 5,000 MW.
Coal-based power generation capacity stands at 6,927 MW, with actual generation ranging from 5,000 MW to 6,000 MW, according to a press release issued by the Parliament Secretariat.
The country also has a liquid fuel-based power generation capacity of 6,409 MW, while actual generation ranges between 2,500 MW and 3,000 MW.
The committee was further informed that the Power Division has 41 ongoing development projects under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
The projects involve Tk 10,653 crore in project assistance, Tk 4,071.39 crore in government funding and Tk 3,381.80 crore from the implementing agencies’ own resources.
The meeting was also informed that customers who install rooftop solar systems by February 28, 2027, will receive Tk 10.50 per unit for surplus electricity supplied to the national grid until February 28, 2030.
The committee recommended that the ministry present, at its next meeting, data on the amount of electricity generated by rooftop solar panels and fed into the national grid.
It also recommended that written answers to questions raised by committee members be prepared and presented at the next meeting.
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, State Minister Anindya Islam Amit and committee members Mohamed Koysor Ahmed, Rafiqul Islam Hilali, S M Jahangir Hossain, Nayab Yusuf Ahmed, Momtaz Alo, Mohammad Nazibur Rahman and Md Abul Hasnat attended the meeting.
The secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, heads of various departments under the ministry and relevant officials of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat were also present.
