Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again defended her government's move of setting up rental and quick rental power plants.
"Many have questioned why these power plants had been set up. They said that these are ruinous. But you should consider its advantages. The industrial production and exports have got a boost due the rising power generation." she said on Saturday.
The Prime Minister was addressing a discussion marking the 63rd founding anniversary of Awami League at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.
Apart from the opposition, some experts have also criticised the government for setting up rental and quick rental plants one after another across the country by providing huge amount of subsidies to the energy and power sectors.
To deal with the soaring demand for power, the government set up 24 furnace oil-based rental and peaking power plants soon after it took the office in January in 2009. It also plans to set up 27 more power plants of this category. But production in most of the power plants have remained suspended as the prices of furnace oil have gone up.
Next elections
Asserting that the next parliamentary elections would be held under the present government's tenure, Hasina said: "We've taken measure so that none can grab the state power by violating the constitution."
Hasina, also the President of the Awami League, also referred that the Awami League government have so far arrangeed 5,175 elections including 12 by-elections and polls to city corporations, municipalities and upazila and union parishads in a free, fair and neutral manner.
"Many have questioned why these power plants had been set up. They said that these are ruinous. But you should consider its advantages. The industrial production and exports have got a boost due the rising power generation." she said on Saturday.
The Prime Minister was addressing a discussion marking the 63rd founding anniversary of Awami League at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.
Apart from the opposition, some experts have also criticised the government for setting up rental and quick rental plants one after another across the country by providing huge amount of subsidies to the energy and power sectors.
To deal with the soaring demand for power, the government set up 24 furnace oil-based rental and peaking power plants soon after it took the office in January in 2009. It also plans to set up 27 more power plants of this category. But production in most of the power plants have remained suspended as the prices of furnace oil have gone up.
Next elections
Asserting that the next parliamentary elections would be held under the present government's tenure, Hasina said: "We've taken measure so that none can grab the state power by violating the constitution."
Hasina, also the President of the Awami League, also referred that the Awami League government have so far arrangeed 5,175 elections including 12 by-elections and polls to city corporations, municipalities and upazila and union parishads in a free, fair and neutral manner.
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