Electricity is the major source of power for most of the country’s economic activities. Bangladesh’s total installed electricity generation capacity (including captive power) was 15,351 megawatts (MW) as of January 2017. As 2015, 92% urban population and 67% rural population have the access to the electricity as their source of light. An average of 77.9% of the population have the access to electricity in Bangladesh. Bangladesh will need an estimated 34,000 MW of power by 2030 to sustain its economic growth of over 7%.

Problems in the Bangladesh’s electric power sector include high system losses, and delays in completion of new plants, low plant efficiencies, erratic power supply, electricity theft, blackouts, and shortages of funds for power plant maintenance. Overall, the country’s generation plants have been unable to meet system demand over the past decade.

Therefore, the power generation & lighting industry is facing more change, at a faster pace, than ever before. As policies and technologies change, markets favor the proactive and informed. That’s why the Power & Lighting Expo has an enormous importance. The BPLX Int’l Expo provides a platform for the entire power generation professionals to meet, network, and address the critical issues facing the power & lighting industry.