Polli Bidyut Somity -1

Abstract

Electricity is a fundamental requirement, to upgrade the SOCIO economIc condition and to alleviate poverty. Proper and enough electricity supply have a great positive impact on our national economy as well as on GDP of the country, where GDP is one of the important measures of the economic condition for a developing country like Bangladesh to attract foreign investment. But Bangladesh is going through a huge power crisis for a long time. Demand of power is very high but supply is not adequate . Rural Electrification Board is the largest electricity distribution company in Bangladesh which is coverIng 61 districts and 48,687 villages. REB has 70 'Polli Bidyut Somity', through this ' Somity' REB operates and distributes electricity all over Bangladesh. Among this 'Somity' Dhaka Polli Bidyut Somity-l(PBS-l) is one of the best electricity distribution company among it's kinds. To meet the demand of consumer Dhaka PBS-l generates electricity through Summit Power Limited and United Power Generation and distribution Company Limited. PBS-l also has their own substation to ensure electricity supply to the user end. The main goal of REB is to improve the standard of living and quality of life for the rural people. During our internship we observed the generation and distribution sector of REB. To observe the generation sector we visited Summit Power Limited and United Power Generation and distribution Company Limited and observe how they operate, generator factors and other technical terms of generation sector. To observe the distribution sector we visited Power Grid Company Bangladesh and their own distribution substation. From our internship we also learned about staking design and supervision and the electrical equipments they are using.