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(An Enterprise of Bangladesh Power Development Board)
Memo No. 27.22.4785.002.02.006.19. Date: 09/07/2019

Director General
Power Cell
Biddyut Bhaban (13th Floor)
1, Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka-1000.

Subject: Comments on Draft “Private Sector Power Transmission Policy in Bangladesh”.

Reference: Power Cell Memo no. 27.71.0000.003.06.001.18-674; Dated: 24.06.2019

Sir,

In line with the above-mentioned subject and reference, WZPDCL has the following
observations on the draft “Private Sector Power Transmission Policy in Bangladesh” which
are shown in the table below.

Serial Draft Policy Observation

No
It has been stated in Para 6.0 of the It is not clear whether the distribution utilities
‘Private Sector Power have to pay the proposed TSC in addition to
Transmission Policy in wheeling charges presently pay by utilities to
Bangladesh’ document that
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh
‘Transmission Service Charge will
01 (PGCB). If so, how the additional charges
be designed to recover all
Operation and Maintenance Costs, will be adjusted with consumer billing? Thus,
Debt Servicing (interest and the issue needs to be considered by
principle repayments) and Return Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission
on Equity including redemption of (BERC) during tariff fixation for utilities.
equity to the investors over the
term of TSA for the project’.

The rest of the points of the draft policy document are agreeable to WZPDCL.

Thanking You

(Engr. Md. Shafique Uddin)

Managing Director
WZPDCL, Khulna

Copy:
1. Executive Director (Engineering), WZPDCL, Khulna.
2. Chief Engineer, Energy, System Control & Services, WZPDCL, Khulna.
3. Superintending Engineer, Planning & Development, WZPDCL, Khulna.
4. Office Copy.