At
the time of partition of Indo-pak sub-continent, in the year 1947 when
the British colonial rulers left, power generation and distribution of
this part of the country were in the hands of some private companies.
The power supply to then 17 provincial districts was within the township
in a limited way. The generation voltage was 400 volts. Power used to
be supplied to most of the districts during nighttime only. Only
exception was Dhaka City where power used to be supplied by two 1500 kW
generators and the generation voltage was 6600 volts and this was the
highest supply voltage. There was no long distance transmission lines.
Besides power used to be generated by some industries (tea, sugar and
textiles) and railway workshops. Dhakeswari Cotton Mills, Pahartali
Railway workshop, Saidpur Railway workshop and Sugar Mills were amongst
them. In aggregate the generation capacity of the country was 21 MW. The
generation capacity of the power utility companies together was only 7
(seven) MW and there was no transmission system.
Government employment
Recruitment Notice of BPDB-RPCL PowerGen Limited as on 11/12/2016.
Application form of BPDB-RPCL Powergen limited.
