Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited
Profile
- Head
- —
- Role
- Managing Director
- Annual budget
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- Staff
- 5373
- Established
- 2005
- Legal basis
- Incorporated as a public limited company on 25 October 2005 under the Companies Act, 1994; commenced commercial operation on 1 July 2008 upon dissolution of Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA) under the Power Sector Reform Programme
DPDC is managing electricity distribution across ~350 sq km of Dhaka South and Narayanganj with 19.09 lakh consumers and 10.66 lakh smart prepaid meters installed (55.8% penetration); the company has submitted a retail tariff revision proposal to BERC with BERC public hearings concluded May 21, 2026 -- outcome pending; the Dhaka South service zone was relatively shielded from the April 2026 national load-shedding crisis (2,000-2,500 MW deficit nationwide) though supply constraints from reduced NLDC allocation persist; Tk 1,244 crore in outstanding receivables and a sector-wide cost-revenue gap (generation cost Tk 12.91/unit vs retail average Tk 8.95/unit) underpin the tariff revision push.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-17 regulation National power crisis deepened as four major coal plants -- Adani (India, 1,600 MW), Patuakhali (1,244 MW), Bashkhali (1,224 MW), and Barapukuria (450 MW) -- operated at only 38% combined capacity (1,662 MW of 4,354 MW), causing 2,000-2,500 MW of daily load shedding nationwide; DPDC service territory (Dhaka South) was shielded relative to rural areas, which saw 8-12 hours of daily cuts. ↗↗
- 2026-04-30 other DPDC had installed 10,66,005 smart prepaid meters against a total consumer base of 19,09,004 (55.8% penetration) as of October 2025; the rollout covered 28 of 36 NOCS offices; the company reported increased revenue collection and reduced non-technical system losses as a result, with Tk 1,244 crore in outstanding receivables still to be recovered. ↗
- 2026-05-08 regulation DPDC submitted a retail electricity tariff revision proposal to BERC ahead of scheduled public hearings; DPDC proposed that private educational institutions and hospitals be charged at commercial rates (not public institution rates), that electric vehicle charging stations face a premium rate category, and that clusters of slum dwellings receive a subsidised flat tariff; the overall power sector faces a projected Tk 655 billion deficit in FY2026-27 with generation cost at Tk 12.91 per unit against average retail revenue of Tk 8.95 per unit. ↗↗
- 2026-05-21 regulation BERC held public hearings on May 20-21, 2026 at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh, Khamarbari Road, Dhaka; May 21 session (10am-5pm) covered retail tariff proposals from DPDC, DESCO, PDB, BREB, WZPDCL, and NESCO; wholesale tariff hearing on May 20 covered BPDB's proposed Tk 1.20-1.50 per unit increase (17-21% hike); registration for public participation closed May 17. ↗↗↗
Provenance & notes
DPDC was incorporated 25 October 2005 under the Companies Act 1994 as a 100% government-owned public limited company under the Power Division; it commenced operations 1 July 2008 upon takeover from DESA (dissolved 30 June 2008), inheriting approximately 6,500 staff and 6,55,908 consumers. Service area was later rationalised from the original 7,473 sq km to approximately 350 sq km covering Dhaka South City Corporation and adjacent Narayanganj/Tongi areas, with the remaining territory redistributed to DESCO and other entities. Staff figures: 5,718 sanctioned positions, 5,373 in post as of 31 August 2023 (Wikipedia, sourced from DPDC official data). Consumer count: 19,09,004 as of October 2025 (BSS/DPDC). Smart prepaid meter count: 10,66,005 as of October 30, 2025 (BSS). Current MD: leadership transition unclear -- Abdullah Noman (BUET-educated, 30 years sector experience, former ED ICT & Procurement) was appointed MD in February 2024; a new MD appointment notification appeared on DPDC's news archive dated July 24, 2025 but the appointee name is not confirmed in available sources; Bikash Dewan was MD from 2017 through at least 2021. current_head is set to null pending confirmation of the post-July-2025 incumbent. annual_budget_bdt is not publicly disclosed in accessible DPDC reports; executive summary PDFs exist at dpdc.org.bd but the February 2025 PDF was binary-compressed and could not be parsed. The 9.09% BERC evaluation committee suggestion found in FE is from November 2011, not 2026 -- not used in recent_activity. The 2026 BERC tariff hearing (May 20-21) is verified from Dhaka Tribune, Financial Express, and Prothom Alo; specific 2026 per-unit DPDC proposal amounts were not confirmed from primary sources and are therefore omitted.
Sources
- https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Dhaka_Power_Distribution_Company_Limited
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_Power_Distribution_Company
- https://dpdc.org.bd
- https://dpdc.gov.bd
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/326648
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/power-energy/409547/process-begins-to-raise-electricity-prices-public
- https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/home/public-hearing-on-power-tariff-hike-from-may-20
- https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/v7gjbn15p5
- https://thevoice.news/2026/04/17/41856/
- https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/71x97mygnp
- https://www.newagebd.net/article/224583/noman-becomes-md-of-dpdc
- https://energybangla.com/dpdcs-engr-new-managing-director-bikash-dewan/