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.
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.
