Abstract:
Electricity is the main key for development of a country. Proper supply of electricity
has a positive impact on GDP of a country. In Bangladesh, we have a shortage of
electricity production. Still only 6()01o of our entire populations are getting electricity.
People, who are getting electric lines, are also facing a huge number of load shedding.
After the liberation war, every government tried to improve power sectors but still
Bangladesh is struggling. The most pressing problem in the power sector has been
with the distribution system, which is characterized by heavy system loss and poor
collection performance. Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd. (DESCO) was created
in 1996 under company Act 1994 as a public Limited company to improve better
revenue collection and better consumer service.
DESCO purchases electricity from Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
Then, electricity is transmitted from the Power plants to DESCO's receiving substations
through the National Grid Power Grid Company Bangladesh Limited
(PGCB) is in-charge of the National Grid any they receive charge for transmission of
electricity through the National Grid. Then, DESCO distributes electricity to the
consumers through its own distribution network and collects revenue against the
electricity usage.
We have done our internship with DESCO, which is a distribution company. We have
seen a lot of operations of DESCO having a vast experience about how the
distribution networks are maintained, Customer service, Administration, IT
department, Grid and Substation maintenance, Control room operations etc. We have
tried to cover all the operations of DES CO during our 100 hours internship.
Description:
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of B.Sc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
