The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has outlined a comprehensive plan for the power and energy sectors in its manifesto for the 13th national election, presented on Friday at the Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka by party chairperson Tarique Rahman. The party claims that over the past fifteen years, corruption, opaque procurement, costly short-term contracts, high capacity charges, and import dependency have made the sectors inefficient and expensive. BNP pledged to ensure transparency, efficiency, and optimal use of domestic resources to build an affordable, reliable, and environmentally friendly energy system.
According to the manifesto, BNP aims to raise power generation capacity to 35,000 megawatts and expand transmission lines to 25,000 circuit kilometers by 2030. It plans to modernize outdated plants, introduce smart grids, and review rental and short-term contracts to reduce unnecessary costs. The party also proposed strengthening BAPEX for gas exploration, constructing a new oil refinery with five million tons annual capacity, and ensuring transparency in all energy purchase agreements.
BNP set a goal to increase renewable energy’s share to 20 percent by 2030, promote green financing, and reassess the Rooppur nuclear power plant’s effectiveness while investigating any alleged irregularities.
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