Cross Border

Electricity Trade

Bangladesh

&

South Asia

Presented By

Md. Nazim Uddin, Director

Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd.

Grid Infrastructure:

230kV Line: 2647 ckt. km

132kV Line: 6148 ckt. km

230/132kV SS: 15 (7225 MVA)

132/33kV SS: 100 (10702 MVA)

Bangladesh Grid

Network

Year 2012

Power System Master Plan (up to 2030)

Updates of PSMP 2006: Due to change of planning

perspective

PSMP 2010 : Long term planning up to 2030

Study completion: February 2011

Findings:

- Generation capacity requirement by 2021: 24,000 MW

- Generation capacity requirement by 2030: 39,000 MW

- Coal based generation capacity by 2030: 20,000 MW

- Coal and Nuclear for base load power requirement

- Cross Boarder Trade with neighboring countries

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Probable Power Generation: Primary Fuel Sources by 2030

Sl.

No. Description Capacity (MW) Probable Location (s)

1 Domestic Coal 11,250 North West Region at Mine Mouth

2 Imported Coal 8,400 Chittagong and Khulna

3 Domestic Gas/LNG 8,850 Near Load Centers

4 Nuclear 4,000 Ruppur

5 Regional Grid 3,500

Bahrampur - Bheramara, Agartola -

Comilla, Silchar - Fenchuganj, Purnia-

Bogra, Alipurduar – Bogra, Myanmar -

Chittagong

6 Others (Oil, Hydro

and Renewable) 2,700

Near Load Centers

Total 38,700

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According to PSMP-2010: 6 cross border interconnection

options for Bangladesh

Name of Interconnection

Power Import (MW) by Year

2015 2020 2025 2030

Bheramara Bahrampur 500 500 1000 1000

Mayanmar Bangladesh 0 500 500 500

Palatana Comilla 0 0 250 250

Shilchar Fenchuganj 0 0 750 750

Purnia Bogra

(Hydro Power from Nepal)

0 0 500 500

Alipurduar Bogra

(Hydro Power from Bhutan)

0 0 500 500

Advanced initiatives can be taken to connect Bangladeshi system with Nepal

& Bhutan through Indian Grid Network before 2020

Possible Interconnections: Bangladesh

COMILLA (N)

FENCHUGANJ

SILCHAR FENCHUGANJ

BHERAMARA BAHARAMPUR

BAHARAMPURBHERAMARA

PURNIA BOGRA

THAKURGAON

500MW [2013-]

500MW [2018-]

1000MW

250MW

750MW

Regional Power Exchange: Possibilities

PALLATANA COMILLA (N)

MYANMAR CHITTAGONG

500 MW

ALIDUARPUR BOGRA

1000MW

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400 kV Power

Transmission

Routes for 2030

Bangladesh

Regional Co-operation

Participation of Bangladesh

Possible Areas of Co-operation: Import of Power from India

Import of Power from Bhutan & Nepal through India

Development of Joint Venture power generation projects specially

Hydro power projects in North-eastern part of India and power

transfer to Bangladesh and West-Bengal

Development of Joint Venture Power Generation Projects in

Bhutan & Nepal in co-operation with India and subsequent import

of power from those projects

Human Resource Development Co-operation

Development of Engineering &Technical Co-operation

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Bangladesh – India Co-operation

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Progress Made So Far: Bangladesh-India signed MOU to promote technical, bilateral co-

operation in power sector development

Salient Features of MOU

Exchange of power

Grid connectivity between the two countries

NTPC & BPDB signed an MOU for mutual co-operation for

development of Power Sector in Bangladesh

Salient Features of MOU

Setup of a 1320 MW coal based power plant in Bangladesh

Human Resources Development and

Enhancement of productivity and efficiency of their existing

power stations.

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Bangladesh – India Co-operation Progress Made So Far:

Joint technical team proposed an interconnection between Bheramara in

Bangladesh and Baharampur in India.

Establishment of 400 KV, 120 km double circuit line from Bheramara to

Baharampur and back-to-beck HVDC sub station at Bheramara is under

progress

500 MW power import by 2013

PPA for 250 MW power from NTPC has already been signed

Draft Feasibility Study Report on Khulna 1320 MW coal based power plant

finalized

Joint Venture Agreement between BPDB and NTPC signed on 29 January,

2012

Plant will be commissioned by 2016

A Joint technical committee has been formed in the 4th steering committee

meeting for Eastern Interconnection between Bangladesh & India

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400 kV Transmission line (Bangladesh part)

- Tender invited on 28th February-2010 - Bid received on 26th April-2010 - Contract Signed : 30-Dec-2010 - Contract Effective Date : 30-Mar-2011 - Contractor : Cobra, Spain - Contract value : FC –9.428 MUSD, LC–Tk 35.996 Cr. - Target of Completion : Sept. 2012

Status of Bangladesh India Interconnection Project

- Overall physical progress: 40%

Back-to-Back HVDC S/S at Bheramara - Tender invited on 28th February-2010 - First stage Bid opened on 20th May-2010 - Submission of 2nd stage Bid on 8th November-2010 - Evaluation of 2nd stage bid on 14th November-2010 - PGCB Board approval on 21st December-2010 - - Approval of ADB 31st January-2011 - Contract Signed : 29-Mar-2011 - 20% down payment made on : 25-May-2011(FC part) 01-Jun-2011 (LC part) - Contract Effective date : 7th July 2011 - Contractor : SIEMENS, Germany - Contract value : FC -76.622 MEURO,LC – Tk 156.97 Cr. - Target of Completion : July 2013

- Overall physical progress: 29 %

Status of Bangladesh India Interconnection Project

Piling Work: Cross Border Interconnection Project

Site Development works of HVDC Sub-station

Bangladesh – India / Nepal / Bhutan Co-operation

Potential Regional Energy Co-operation under Considerations

Power Trade from Bhutan to Bangladesh with a tripartite

agreement with India and Bhutan

Interconnection between India & Bangladesh grid through

Alipurduar to Bogra can expedite cross border electricity

trade

Bangladesh-India-Nepal Joint Venture Investment in Hydro

Power Project in Nepal

Import power from Nepal to Bangladesh through Indian

territory providing wheeling charge to eastern regional grid

of India

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Conduct feasibility study to identify suitable sites for large scale hydro

based power generation

Conduct detailed study on the feasibility of a Electricity grid and a

regional power market.

Needs to adopt relevant legal and regulatory measures in respective

countries to establish ‘Regional Power Market’

Multilateral, Regional bodies and other energy related institutions should

extend technical and financial Co-operation

Needs to identify win-win options for sustainability of Regional Co-

operation

Strong Political will is key to move forward towards Regional Energy Co-

operation to ensure energy security in this region for overall socio-

economic benefit

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Challenges and Issues

Thanks