India: India to supply additional 1,500MW of electricity to Bangladesh, Jaishankar

NEW DELHI, 31 May 2022, (TON): Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said “an additional 1,500MW of electricity is in pipeline from India to Bangladesh.”

India currently supplies 1,160MW of electricity to Bangladesh.

Addressing a “NADI Conclave 2022” in Guwahati recently, Jaishankar also said “inside Bangladesh, India is collaborating on a series of road projects, including improving the Ashuganj River Port-Akhaura Land Port Road under an LoC of more than $400 million, reports The Economic Times.”

He said “the road project connecting Baruerhat to Ramgarh on the India-Bangladesh border, which will increase Tripura’s road connectivity with Bangladesh, is also being implemented under another LoC of $80.06 million.”

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