In 2010, Bangladesh’s electrification rate was low, and blackouts were frequent. Several initiatives were taken to add generating capacity: the government allowed the installation of rental power plants of 40–115-megawatt (MW) capacity, refurbished old gas turbines, and converted open-cycle gas turbine plants to more efficient combined-cycle power plants.
After 22 years of conflict and insurgency, aggravated by critical deficits in power infrastructure investment and maintenance, Afghanistan had one of the lowest electrification rates in the world. In 2003, less than 5% of the country’s population had access to grid power, and per capita annual energy consumption stood at 120 kilowatt-hour (kWh).
Afghanistan’s power generation, transmission, and distribution systems had been severely damaged by years of conflict, and by 2006, there was almost no transmission grid and generation was limited. The lack of generation capacity led to widespread load shedding throughout the country, with supply available for only a few hours a day.
In the early 1990s, Bangladesh suffered power shortages and unreliable power supply because of insufficient generation capacity, an inadequate transmission grid, and unbalanced distribution facilities.
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