Outstanding power plant bills stand at Tk52,300cr: Energy minister
Jahangir Hossain asked whether there are any outstanding bills of the government or private power plants in the country now.
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today (19 April) told Parliament that the total outstanding bills of government and private power plants stand at around Tk52,300 crore.
"The outstanding bills of the country's government and private power plants including electricity imports stood at Tk52,300 crore as of 9 April 2026," he said while replying to a tabled question from BNP lawmaker SM Jahangir Hossain (Dhaka-18) in the House.
Jahangir Hossain asked whether there are any outstanding bills of the government or private power plants in the country now.
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The Minister said of the total outstanding amount, Tk11,634.06 crore is owed to Petrobangla for gas bill arrears from government and private companies while Tk3,891.55 crore remains unpaid for electricity imports from India.
He further said Tk17,357.68 crore is due as capacity payments and fuel payments to gas- and fuel oil-based Independent Power Producer (IPP) plants and another Tk15,452.91 crore remains outstanding for coal prices and capacity payments for joint venture and IPP coal-based power plants.
Besides, Tk5,623.03 crore is owed to government-owned power companies as capacity payments and fuel payment arrears while Tk198.94 crore is pending as hauling charges.
The power and energy minister also informed Parliament that the total amount of bank loans taken by power plants stands at Tk1,49,311.26 crore.
