Dhaka, July 3 -- In a significant policy shift, the Power Division has directed the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and relevant stakeholders to take immediate steps to rationalise electricity tariffs paid to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), in a move aimed at alleviating the mounting financial pressures within the energy sector.
According to a directive issued on Tuesday (Memo No: 27.00.0000.014.29.034.24.38), the government instructed authorities to reassess and adjust tariff structures by excluding notional returns on equity and recalculating capital costs, operational and maintenance (O&M) expenses, and heat rates based on actual, justifiable expenditure. The letter, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Mohammad Hossain Pa...