Power Division () is a

Bangladesh government The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

division under the

Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources ( bn, বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Bidyuṯ, jbālāni ō khanija sampada mantraṇālaẏa'') (abbreviat ...

responsible for

electric power industry The electric power industry covers the electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission, electric power distribution, distribution and electricity retailing, sale of electric power to the general public and industry. ...

of Bangladesh.

History

The power division was created in 1998 by the government of Bangladesh as part of reforms of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. It created a reform policy for the electric power sector in 2000. Together with the

Energy and Mineral Resources Division Energy and Mineral Resources Division () is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources ( bn, বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও ...

, it received 5 percent of the national budget in 2018. On 2 June 2019, the Power Division announced plans to cancel a contract to

Beximco Group Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited ( Bangla Transliteration: বাংলাদেশ এক্সপোর্ট ইমপোর্ট কোম্পানি লিমিটেড, romanised: ''Bānglādēsh ēkspōrṭ impōrṭ kōm ...

to build a solar power plant.

References

1998 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government departments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub