Protest against rental power plants

11 May 2010, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

The government should not go for setting up expensive rental power plants before addressing the existing gas and power crises, said leader of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports at a press conference yesterday. At the press conference at Mukti Bhaban in the city, the committee also placed some recommendations on meeting the crisis of power and gas. While presenting the keynote, Prof Anu Muhammad said instead of renting power plants owned by foreign companies state-owned existing plants can be reformed in state ownership along with setting up new capacitor and introducing energy saving bulb. "Fulbari project by Asia Energy is unacceptable regarding national interest and environment," he added referring to experts' opinion. The organisation demanded cent percent state ownership over the coal and gas resources and ban on exporting such resources, which will help address the power and gas crises. Engineer Sheikh Md Shahidullah, Mujahidul Islam Selim, general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), and Rajib Ahsan Munna, central committee member of Workers Party, were also present.