Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- After spending extra funds, the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has sought the revision of a project, which is intended to install a 400KV high-voltage gridline, officials said on Monday.

The state-owned grid operator has sought 85 per cent additional funds at the last stage of its project tenure and has recently sought the revision of the original development project proposal (DPP), they said.

The Planning Commission (PC) has raised its reservation about the spending that went beyond the estimates of the original proposal, officials involved with the project told the FE.

The PGCB has now sought a total of Tk 25.05 billion funds, 85 per cent higher than its original estimation of Tk 13.56 billion, seeking revis...