Studies on the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in the Power and Energy Sector of Bangladesh

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2018 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, grade: 9.5/10, University of Dhaka (Institute of Business Administration), course: Bachelor of Business Administration, language: English, abstract: Bangladesh is expected to be a developed country by 2050. It is still lagging in the power sector with 20% of the population yet to see the lights of electricity. However, the growth over the past decade has been staggering in this sector. It has seen a rise of around 12000 Megawatt power generation capacity from 2009. Bangladesh Government has set an ambition to reach 60000 Megawatt capacity by 2041. This ambitious loft requires heavy financial backing, FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) being the primary route. This study is aimed towards understanding the possible impact that FDI will have on the Power and Energy Sector of Bangladesh, as well as the subsequent shift in Bangladesh¿s economic indices.