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The government is planning to generate around 100mw power from the country's 15 state-owned sugar mills by using sugarcane's bagasse.
Recently, prime minister instructed the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) to work on the project, and as per her directive, BFSIC asked the Bureau of Research Testing and Consultancy (BRTC) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) to conduct the feasibility study in this regard. The final report of the study is likely to be available within two months, said BSFIC chairman Ranjit Kumar Biswas.
Talking to The Independent BSFIC chairman said, "About five lakh tonnes of bagasse are produced by the BSFIC mills annually. About 95 per cent of this is used for mill's boilers which provide power for running the factory during the sugar crushing season.
Sugar mills are engaged in producing sugar through crushing sugarcane for about three months, Biswas said, adding, "About nine months of a year sugar mills remain inoperative."
Biswas said, "Our prime minister has directed us to conduct a feasibility study on how power could be produced from these sugar mills during the off season." "We are very much hopeful that more power could be added to the national grid if the project is successful," he added.
When contacted, a top official of the power development board (PDB) told The Independent that the 15 sugar mills can produce 100mw of power continuously.
Considering the acute power crisis, the government has taken several initiatives to resolve the power crisis on a priority basis.
The government has already started the process to install small and rental power plants with a generation capacity of 450 megawatt electricity.
The Power Development Board (PDB) is currently supplying about 3700mw of power against the demand of about 5500mw, sources said.
Earlier, the government launched daylight saving time (DST) programme on June 19 with a view to saving electricity.
The aim was to save 200 megawatt electricity. Power Development Board yesterday claimed they could save 196mw electricity.

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