Investor Presentaiton
2. State of the Power Sector during FY2021
2.6 Selected Initiatives and Activities undertaken by the BPDB
The 'Power Factor Improvement and Smart Grid under Dhaka Power Development
Company (DPDC) Dhaka, Bangladesh' is the first ever smart grid project in
Bangladesh and will be implemented over the next five years
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The French Development Agency (AFD) and the government have signed a
grant financing agreement of 12 million euro or around Tk 1.24 billion to
support advanced digital solutions
It will also prevent an accumulated 1,04,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year
Electricity billing will be online in future as part of upgrading the system, which
will help stop 'inflated' electricity bills
Office management system will be online
Some 61,265 electricity clients across the country raised allegation until July
05 against inflated electricity bills out of around 40 million consumers across
the country
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