Bangladesh: Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution Project

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The objectives of the Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution Project for Bangladesh are to reduce system losses and enhance capacity in the rural distribution network of primarily the eastern part of the country. The project is implemented through the following components: 1) rural grid augmentation and rehabilitation; 2) transmission enhancement; and 3) institutional strengthening. The first component supports the augmentation and rehabilitation needs of thirty-nine Palli Biddyut Samities (PBSs) - rural electric cooperatives - in the eastern part of Bangladesh. The second component identifies substations that will be needed for the rural distribution network in the project areas and ensures their effective functioning and transmission capacities. The final component supports various institutional strengthening needs as and when necessary.