The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is set to provide US$881 million to help modernize electricity distribution networks in four divisions, aiming to enhance the reliability and ef?ciency of power supply for nearly 18 million consumers under the Bangladesh Rural Electri?cation Board (BREB).
to this effect, the Power Division has proposed two projects with a combined cost of Tk 152.26 billion to construct and modernize around 49,500-kilometre distribution lines, along with the installation and augmentation of substations, having a total capacity of 3,447 megavoltamperes (MVA). The initiatives aim to introduce Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and other modernization measures across BREB networks in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, of?cials at the Planning Commission (PC) and the Economic Relations Division (ERD) con?rmed.