Electricity for all by 2021

All people of Bangladesh will get electricity by 2021 as per government plan to produce around 24,000 MW of electricity by 2021, Power Division said.
"We are set to ensure all Upazilas of the country by December 2018, however, Rural Electrification Board (REB) will connect over 100 upazilas under cent percent power coverage through a function, expected to be attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," a senior official of the Power Division said.
Along with its traditional generation plan Bangladesh is now importing 600MW power from India, install nuclear power project and establish three energy hubs in the country to feed the electricity run industries and appliances' across the country.
It also achieved the fastest growth rate of installing solar home systems in the world, at a rate of 70,000 systems every month. Over 3 million systems have already been installed with support from development partners in remote areas and costal belt.
"After assuming office in 2009, in order to address the debilitating power shortages plaguing Bangladesh from 2001 onwards, the government formulated the forward looking Power Sector Master Plan 2010. Initiates short term, mid-term and long term projects to boost up the power generation
    scenario," official added.
"Now the electricity generation reached a record mark with 9,036 MW and power generation capacity has already reached to 14,539 MW, which bringing 76 per cent of the population under the electricity coverage," Power Cell Director General Mohammad Hossain said.
The government is now in a position to reach its desired target of generating 24,000 MW by 2021, he added.
"The government is determined to supply electricity to every household and bring all the people under power coverage by 2021 at a reasonable price," a Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry official said.
Power Division claimed that currently, the country's 90 percent people have access to electricity. However, REB is providing around four lakh electricity connections per month.
Meanwhile, the state-run rural power provider BREB brought a total of 2.15 crore consumers under electricity connections.
In 2009, when Awami League took office, the country's power generation capacity was 4,942MW. The additional capacity has been added in annual increases of 365MW, 775MW, 1763MW, 951MW, 1163MW, 583MW and 1,997 MW respectively in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 to May 2016, the official said.
Earlier, the State Minister for Power, energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the government has increased the number of power plants, transmission lines, distribution lines and improved capacity of other sectors aimed at fostering the economic growth to become a middle income country by 2021.
The state minister said the electricity generation capacity reached 16,046 MW from 4,942 MW in 2009, adding, "Some 47 power plants, having capacity of 13,771 MW, are now under construction. In 2009, per capita electricity generation was 222 kWh, which has been enhanced to 433 kWh."