Concept Stage Program Information Document (PID) - Electricity Distribution Modernization Program - P174650

Increasing the share of coal to 30 percent of the total energy mix from a low base as planned in the PSMP will be damaging to the climate. [...] BREB and its associated 80 PBSs provide electricity to more than 90 percent of the country’s districts, three fourths of the population and account for close to half of the electricity sales. [...] The government and BREB are considering network capacity and technology investments as part of the program and have requested the Bank to support the implementation of the program in the Dhaka-Mymensingh division. [...] The program will strengthen BREB’s ability to meet rapidly growing electricity demand while also supporting the decarbonization of the sector and improving climate resilience of the electricity system. [...] The crisis has shown the importance of reliable electricity services for an effective response to the crisis across different sector including health and education as well as the means to bridge the digital divide faced by the poorest and vulnerable groups.