The Electrification Program of Bangladesh and the Impact of It on Socio-Economic Differentiation

Abstract

Bangladesh has been improved its economic condition dramatically in the last decade. Currently, it’s considered as a middle-income country and there is an aspiration that Bangladesh will be a high-income country in 2041. The secret behind this is the development of the energy sector which boost up other sectors to achieve the sustainable development. Currently 99% area of Bangladesh is under the coverage of the electricity and the government is committed to bring 100% area under the national grid system within 2021. But there are several challenges which may arise in future such as quality electricity supply, regular maintenance, future development etc. All of these are related to the funding and technological advancement. So, the goal of this paper is analysis the electronification process of Bangladesh and the challenges which may face in future. Also try to analysis the social-economic impacts of it on Bangladeshi citizens.