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Bangladesh's largest solar power facility Teesta Solar Ltd has transmitted around 443.8 million units of electricity to the national grid in the past 15 months.

Beximco's Teesta Solar powers up nat'l grid with 443.8 million units Bangladesh's largest solar power facility Teesta Solar Ltd has transmitted around 443.8 million units of electricity to the national grid in the past 15 months. The 200-megawatt (MW) plant, spanning 650 acres on the banks of Teesta River in Gaibandha's Sundarganj upazila, was officially inaugurate

Chief Engineer of Bangladesh Power Development Board in Rangpur Md Ashraf Hossain said, electricity obtained from the Teesta solar power plant is being supplied to districts including Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari, and Lalmonirhat in the northern region. As a result, load shedding has decreased in these regions, he said.

Nearly 10 lakh people in these areas have benefited from the development of business, commerce, industry, and agriculture, said the official.

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