Chief Adviser reviews energy and power sector master plan for 2026–2050
A meeting on the Energy and Power Sector Master Plan 2026–2050 was held on Wednesday (7 January, 2026) at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, chaired by Chief Adviser to the Government of Bangladesh Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus.
The meeting was attended by Adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud, Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Power Division Secretary Farzana Mamataz, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Ashik Chowdhury, Finance Division Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Majumder, and Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, among other senior officials from relevant ministries and agencies.
Chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board Major General SM Zia-ul-Azim, NDC, AFWC, PSC, was also present at the meeting.
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The master plan aims to ensure reliable, affordable and sustainable primary energy and electricity for all citizens through optimal utilisation of domestic resources, strengthened energy security, enhanced efficiency and environmental responsibility.
During the meeting, policy gaps in the previous three master plans were identified and reviewed. Discussions were held on implementing the new master plan in three phases — 2026–2030, 2030–2040, and 2040–2050.
Thanking officials for their detailed presentations on the power and energy sector, the chief adviser said the sector is the backbone of Bangladesh's economy and directly affects the lives of all citizens. "If this sector becomes strong, the economy will stand on solid ground," he said.
The chief adviser also directed the establishment of a separate institution dedicated to research in the power and energy sector.
Recommendations were presented on power generation, transmission and distribution, as well as environmental and economic sustainability and institutional reforms. The meeting set the objective of making the primary energy sector more secure, efficient, less import-dependent and financially sustainable by 2050.
