Innovation or myth?

Mohammad Azizul Hoque MD Masum Ikhtiarul Arefeen Asraful Islam Abid Hassan MD Zakaria Kafil Uddin Abdus Sobhan Abdul Fattah Washim Uddin Mustafa Shahjan sajid Mubibur Rahman

Profile of BPDB

Nature of the services of BPDB

Changes over last 5 years

resistance to change?

Who provided leadership in the process?

Key Learning

BPDB a statutory body created in 1972.

In timeline

1972> WAPDA.

>1972 WAPDA splited into BPDB and BWDB

>1977 REB

Chairman

Member (admin) Member (finance)Member

(generation)

Member (company

affairs)

Member (Planning

& dev)

Secretary & PRO

REB DESCO WZPDCL BPDB Zone

BPDB Power Hub

BPDB Own power plant Private and Public Ltd (rental Q. rental)

Mainly deals with generation

Distribution only in urban areas

It buys at higher rate but can sell at lower

price.

24.3%

40.1%

6.1%

29.1%BPDB

REB

WZPDCL

DESCO & DPDC

Meeting increasing demand from Customer end.

Non-stop power supply to industries.

Innovation in power generation

Solar Power Projects

At Juraichori, Barkal and Thanchi.

Hybrid Projects

7.5 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid plant in Hatiya Island

Mini Hydro Projects

1. 50 kW micro-hydro plant Barkal Upazila

2. 100 KW micro hydro plants under Jica study

Wind Power Projects

1. 1000 KW Plant at Kutubdia

2. 900 KW plant at Muhuri Dam.

1. Introducing Customer care Centre in

Chittagong

2. Easy bill pay system: 24/7 service

3. One stop service. has designated desk

4. Online application for new connection

5. Online Tender

Digitalization all sorts of transactions

Privatization of PDB, Proposed –(Government owned

but full private management).

1. Reduction of Huge subsidy.

2. No proper return of loan to WB, ADB, IDB.

3. Improving service delivery.

4. Downsizing the Government.

5. Reduction the negative Externalities.

Demand side management

Holiday staggering.

Loadshading management committee

Shifting industry and irrigation period to off peak

hour.

Introduces Quick rental power plant (Furness oil

based) Even cost is high (PW=16-18tk).

Encourages use of ‘energy saving lamp’

Renewable energy chapter in national Text Book Curriculum

Replacement of Electric Pumps by Solar Irrigation Pumps,

Electricity fair / week has been observing since 2010 (7th December )

Research combination with Social+appliyed

science

Horizontal, vertical, Platoon turbine power plant.

Open-hearing day (Mass-participation)

Pre-paid metering (already 46,000 meters are

installed in Chittagong area)

Monitoring and Supervision (SCADA Supervisory

control and data acquisition in five zone of BPDB.

System loss reduced from 30% to 12 % in last fiscal year.

Huge protest against quick rental by CAB and Mass-Media, political parties outside the parliament, and civil society.

Coal based electricity also resisted by local Peoples. Environmental organizations and some civil societies.

Proposed privatization Corporate is under anger stage due to fear of losing political recruitment. loosing govt. subsidies.

Demand side was large.

Customers are willing to pay.

Resistance managed by Top political and administrative heads.

Skilled Employees are recruited from Relevant background.

Selection process is done by professionals agency like IBA, BUET.

Prime minister

Adviser

Ministry (joint-up others ministries)

“An empathy Stomach doesn’t concentrate with ethical talk”.

Involving Main stream Leadership is the key to change.

Need Holistic View.

Resistance is not high in authoritarian state.

There's no democracy without opposition.