Bangladesh: IMF team attends BERC presentation on setting power, gas tariffs

DHAKA, 07 November 2022, (TON): The visiting team of the International Monetary Fund has been keen to know how the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission sets power and gas tariffs.

A four-member IMF delegation, led by Rahul Anand, head of its Asia and Pacific Division, has been in Bangladesh since October 26 to discuss the government's request for a $4.5 billion loan and held a series of meetings with its different departments.

BERC Chairman Abdul Jalil welcomed the delegation in Kawran Bazar on Sunday. He briefed them about the operations of the energy regulator.

Jalil said “the IMF team mainly wanted to know how the regulatory body fixes the tariffs on gas and electricity.”

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